If you walked your bounds as I suggested in my last post, you may have found a section of fence that needs work or even replacing.
In Massachusetts, town selectmen are required to "walk the bounds" every five years, identifying town boundary markers and replacing any that are missing.
Avoid trips to the lumberyard. Cut your own wood and mill it, too, with a portable sawmill.
It's been a good many years since I finished my U.S. Army mechanics training. One lesson has stayed with me well throughout the years.
As you fire up the tractor for spring tasks, check the toolbox.
I just returned from a trip to Washington, D.C. with a stop at Monticello, home to Thomas Jefferson.
It's spring, and there always seems to be a few weeds or brambles that didn't get clipped in the fall.
There is nothing quite like pulling into a field in the spring and beginning the planting process.
If you don't have a chainsaw, you may be thinking of getting one to clean up winter storm damage.
With Presidents' Day just past, I am reminded of a recent visit to Mt. Vernon, the home of George Washington.
If you want to go beyond books or if you learn best in a social setting, consider taking a permaculture workshop or even a certification course.
