THE FARM - SO IT BEGINS

THE FARM - A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO HOMESTEADING

After spending most of the summer searching the MLS,  and every Real Estate website in British Columbia.  We searched backroads, while camping in hammocks looking at pieces of property from every angle for our needs.   Not to mention the grizzly we saw near the camp.  The effort finally came to fruition with the purchase of a chunk of property for, let's call it THE FARM.  

The goal is to make a self sustaining place we can use in the event of an emergency.  Some will live here full time, some will be part time, yet all will put in major effort in their own way, to make this successful.  Everyone has their area of expertise.   If we are lacking, we take courses,  research, and work on trial and error.  Best to make the mistakes now, when we can correct it while resources are still available.

The first step was to clean up the road.  It was a mud hole, where even the 4x4s had to strap on chains to get up and down it.  Four kilometers will be redone.  The rest is good to go.   

The Dozer has arrived and starts working on the road.

The mud is DEEP

But the view is nice

The good bits of road

Part of the homestead

The better part of the road

Enter the Big Guns.  The Dozer arrives to start making the road solid enough to bring in the tractor trailers that will haul the 40 ft containers for the homestead.  40 in all, will be done in stages.  The first stage is to bring in 2 - 3 so we can store equipment and commence cutting walls for doors and windows.  The second stage will be to make a concrete pad for 20 more.  This will be the main area of work.  The final stage will be the final containers to finish.  All this will be done while plants get planted, goats get goated, and water sources get located.  NOTE:  The property actually is surrounded on 3 sides by a large river with clean running water.  

Looking Back

Swamp

Equipment Shed

HAY!!!   Its a barn ... sorta

The Watch Tower

The push is on to get as much done before the snow starts flying.  As of last night (Oct 23) the snow has started coming in the mountains.   It has to be liveable, or should I say, survivable for the winter.  Locals say it can be harsh.