We have been looking at buying some property closer to town. We are looking at one area that has between 4-6 acre lots for sale in our price range. The covenants allow for enough animals for a mini-farm which is what I really want.

I would like the boys to be able to raise a lamb in the summers for the fair. I did this when I was young, and I think it is a really good experience, and will allow them to learn about the work that goes into earning money.

I want to have some chickens so we can have fresh eggs and meat, and I have even contemplated a milking cow, but I don’t think I am ready for that work yet. Maybe I should just get a steer each year to fatten up and butcher for meat. We did that when I was little too. My grandpa named the steer the first year “Dinner”, and the steer the second year “Many Dinners!”

I am hoping to get a few ducks and maybe a couple of geese so we can have fresh birds to eat! I wonder how turkeys do in Alaska….

Ah, and I want to have a garden…finally, a garden! I would love to grow lettuce, zucchini, broccoli, peas, beans, potatoes, carrots, and hmm….what else might grow up here? I really want a greenhouse too, so I can grow cucumbers and tomatoes! Yum!

Not to mention the flower garden I want….sigh….all in due time I suppose!