The Calendar

2011: YEAR ONE
  • Winter
    • Learn about tapping Maples from local nature centers (Harris, Fenner) and the University Extension office
    • Find Maple sap equipment, including pot for boiling down syrup
    • Tap trees by mid-February
  • Spring
    • Have branches of trees trimmed back to create more light
    • Start vegetables inside
    • Find landscaping equipment for building raised beds and cold frames
  • Summer
    • Build beds and cold frames, fill with compost and seedlings
    • Tend, dehydrate and can produce
    • Rearrange basement utility area to fit root cellar
  • Fall
    • Create ventilation in root cellar area
    • Find equipment for root cellar walls, shelves
    • Build it
2012: YEAR TWO
  • Winter
    • Find source for composted horse manure (for growing mushrooms), order spores
    • More basement work to rearrange for food storage and mushroom room
  • Spring
    • Make sure beds and frames in garden are functional, and build more if necessary
    • Sterilize manure
    • Start vegetables inside
  • Summer
    • Plant seedlings
    • Tend, dehydrate, store and can produce
  • Fall
    • Enjoy leaves

2 comments:

  1. JoshuaOctober 30, 2010 at 7:09 AM

    Excellent, Marie! I look forward to following this. Where do you find the time?

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  2. MarieOctober 31, 2010 at 6:06 AM

    Thanks for following, Josh! Thing is, I have plenty of time right now on maternity leave, but I have very little opportunity to work with my hands! I tried to scale back the plans to make the goals feasible over 2 years...we'll see! Chickens may be in my future, but the start-up costs don't fit with the rules I'm trying to follow.

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