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06/01/2011 01:07.18 PM
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I think that's cool how you get points for typing a blog. Maria, Woodsfield, OH.
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11/29/2010 11:47.41 AM
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I think I just type stuff in here for fun points now... Come visit me, Le Hawaiian Dream Farm & Going bananas.
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11/21/2010 10:13.06 AM
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So two acres it is. Now how does one plan to move forward? Come visit me, Le Hawaiian Dream Farm & Going bananas.
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10/16/2010 07:25.33 PM
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The toughest part of a balanced compost mix on the islands is carbon. Everything is so incredibly green here... Come visit me, Le Hawaiian Dream Farm & Going bananas.
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10/13/2010 03:36.37 PM
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... Come visit me, Le Hawaiian Dream Farm & Going bananas.
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10/10/2010 12:16.49 PM
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Heading out to buy some vegetable plants. Lets get this garden started! Come visit me, Le Hawaiian Dream Farm & Going bananas.
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10/08/2010 09:59.52 PM
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I think I'm going to build a top shelf box this month. Come visit me, Le Hawaiian Dream Farm & Going bananas.
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10/07/2010 02:24.04 PM
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Looks like we might have found two acres... Come visit me, Le Hawaiian Dream Farm & Going bananas.
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10/03/2010 01:44.29 PM
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Still waiting... Come visit me, Le Hawaiian Dream Farm & Going bananas.
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10/01/2010 10:54.32 PM
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There! Now just have to close on some land. Come visit me, Le Hawaiian Dream Farm & Going bananas.
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09/29/2010 11:35.31 PM
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There! Now just have to close on some land. Come visit me, Le Hawaiian Dream Farm & Going bananas.
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09/29/2010 11:33.02 PM
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3 days away
So, did you make the big move? How exciting! Look forward to pixs of your new home.Come visit me, The Roof.
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09/18/2010 05:54.45 PM
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Will be in Hawaii in 3 days...
Oh yeahCome visit me, Le Hawaiian Dream Farm & Going bananas.
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08/31/2010 04:34.44 AM
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Getting really tired of the AZ summer... Come visit me, Le Hawaiian Dream Farm & Going bananas.
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08/03/2010 10:09.54 PM
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rotties
I love the Rottie breed. We had a wonderful girl that was the best babysitter for my girls growing up. You learn the bark really well and know when the girls were doing something wrong.Come visit me, Edge of the Woods Farm & Farm on Three Oaks Road.
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08/03/2010 07:36.14 PM
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So I am thinking that one thing I may have to address is protecting my plants from excessive rain. I have no idea how I'm gonna do that but I do know that too much rain means too little oxygen in the soil. Maybe a partial greenhouse or something like that. Come visit me, Le Hawaiian Dream Farm & Going bananas.
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07/31/2010 08:00.09 AM
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The Scottsdale house closes on the 17'th so the Hawaiisn dream farm may yet be a reality this summer! Come visit me, Le Hawaiian Dream Farm & Going bananas.
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07/30/2010 08:37.00 AM
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I am thinking about picking up a book on goats and figuring out the minimum amount of land one needs to have to raise a goat. Come visit me, Le Hawaiian Dream Farm & Going bananas.
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07/23/2010 11:07.33 AM
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Visit to the Roof
Yes, we grow a full vegetable garden here. We call it the "Roof" after the sixties song "Up on the roof" as sung by the Drifters. The verse where it describes escaping the world suited us to a tee. We've had to live and work in cities so often, escaping to our "country" of 30 acres is soul saving.
Most of our property is pasture for our black angus. We raise enough each year to fill our freezer and sell off a couple to keep the herd down to 15, which is just about right for our land. I agree with you about growing your own food! We've been trying to be as self sufficient as much as possible. Even down to trimming the trees for firewood. We've never cut a live tree, but make use of any that are knocked down by storms or insect damage, etc. I'd rather burn the wood then pay the gas bill.
We're pretty much the same way, haven't been to a movie theater in years, much less a sports arena or concert. What better concert could there be than a chorus of tree frogs with owls adding baritone. Or having a freshly caught fish fry? There's so many things to do here, why leave?Come visit me, The Roof.
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07/16/2010 06:33.08 AM
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If you haven't heard about H.R. 875
Read about it here
http://www.hobbyfarms.com/farm-industry-news/2009/- 07/30/hr-875.aspx
It's important if you want to farm without big brother looking over your shoulder.Come visit me, Le Hawaiian Dream Farm & Going bananas.
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07/07/2010 09:35.47 PM
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If you haven't heard about H.R. 875
Read about it here
http://www.hobbyfarms.com/farm-industry-news/2009/- 07/30/hr-875.aspx
It's important if you want to farm without big brother looking over your shoulder.Come visit me, Le Hawaiian Dream Farm & Going bananas.
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07/07/2010 05:13.32 PM
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Wow! We are looking at two properties. One is in the ideal location, but only .42 acres, the other is more in line with what I want to do and ideal for farming with it's location and 6 acres but not in the ideal living location my wife wants. I wonder if .42 would be enough for one Nubian... This is going to be a tough compromise : ) Come visit me, Le Hawaiian Dream Farm & Going bananas.
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07/06/2010 03:32.43 PM
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Sounds like a wonderful dream
DH was hesitant about the goats but even he's really loving our pygmy kids so far and we hope to get more.. they're addictive. :-)
You could do a few goats on .50 but please be aware that they do love to eat (at least our piggy pygmies do. :-))
ATM our 3 tiny pygmies are in a small fenced in area (around 20 x 10) off our back door and we're getting ready to move them to a bigger area since they've already eaten everything they can get to (grass & 2 bushes) to since mid April (first 2) and early May (blue eyed youngest) and that's WITH supplementing with hay and a bit of grain mix (we call it goat candy).
For what it's worth... we have 7.5 acres a few miles from the St. Lawrence (we went with giving up living on water for more land :-)) and are pretty sure we'll easily grown into using most of it within a few years since we want a few more goats (researching more varieties), poultry, a few horses/ponies and a donkey. In this type of venture, it's better to have to much then to little IMO. :-)Come visit me, Greensleeves Acres & From Our Front Porch.
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07/06/2010 03:53.44 AM
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Welcome!
Sounds like fun! Good philosophy on the simplicity of life.Come visit me, Down by the Rivers & Rivers Run Through It.
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06/29/2010 09:50.54 PM
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Welcome!
Sounds like a beautiful place to farm.Come visit me, Larkshire Farm.
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06/29/2010 03:39.33 PM
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"Getting back to basics"
So my mom asks me a couple years ago what Marcia and I do for fun. My answer was that we wake in the morning and have coffee on the patio overlooking our garden and throwing the ball for our girls. After work, we take the girls for our 3 mile walk around the golf course, have dinner together and read. Weekends we may go see a movie and go grab a cup of coffee at a book store on top of all of that.
That was the moment I figured out that we are very happy doing very little. We are happy doing such simple things, imagine how island living would enhance all that. We figured we can be happy doing all the same in Hawaii except that on top of our daily activities, we can throw in a few water sports and live in an area that is super conducive to gardening, maybe even raise some chickens and a couple goats...
Sports are fun, but honestly, I get more enjoyment watching my trees flourish. A new car every year is nice, but we still like the cars we have had for years now. We both love food, but we are really getting sick of food recalls every other week. Why not attempt to grow the bulk of our own food then? Environmentalism should be nice, but on the national scene it's nothing but politics.
Global warming? Whats that? Meanwhile we throw away precious resources every day instead of composting, thus recycling resources instead of needlessly filling up our junk yards. All environmentalism is local, and there is so much people can do on such a small scale to improve the health of their lives and improve their environment. The future is now! We don't need government to complicate our lives in the name of saving the world. We need to save ourselves.
Our move to Hawaii is about getting back to basics. Less ego, more love and enjoyment. Life is beautiful, people just complicate it. I yearn for a less complicated life, but one that is more enriched in part by getting my hands back in the soil.Come visit me, Le Hawaiian Dream Farm & Going bananas.
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06/28/2010 03:37.02 PM
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