Sunrise from the farm this morning

[Bible Thumpin n Gun Totin]

Cool... I’ve been looking into growing Christmas trees (in Florida) ... put in a few Leyland Cypress cause allot of the trees I know and love won’t grow in that hot humid sandy environment but cypress grows about 4 feet a year and in Florida. I also grow vegetables but there and again what grows in Florida? This is all predicated on my wife and giving her joy before anything happens and if I can do it, if God gives me the strength, I will. My own wish is to take my grandchildren to Church... there is a primitive Baptist one in Winter Garden that’s just lovely.

Depending on the size of the garden, you can amend the soil to a large degree over 2 years to change it to what you'd like. I lived round about Apopka, FL for a few years. The soil there is sandy and you just need to lay out a few hay bales, or straw bales with some bulk triple shredded mulch that you can get in your pickup truck, or compost mixed with topsoil. The more organic matter the better, and let it break down. I was able to grow broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, melons and plantains in FL as a boy.

We've got a bunch of Christmas tree farms here in Ashe County, NC. Spruce and such cold weather trees. We hardly go over 80 degrees round here.

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

We're only on 7 acres for now at 3500ft. Working on getting more. Our primary commercial product is Pasture Raised Chicken and then Thanksgiving Turkeys. We have on average ~400 to 500 Cornish cross chickens during Summer, 50 BBW Turkeys, and then we have 115 laying hens (15 Rhode Island Reds and 100 Amberlinks).

We also raise a batch of 2-4 feeder pigs that I kill and process each year with our neighbors, which is how we get our pork for the year and we have several raised beds and garden plots for our veggies. We grow about 80% of what we eat.


Close! We're between of Whitetop, VA and Lansing, NC. Booming towns of ~400 and ~150 respectively.



That's our neighbor's horses. That land has been in their family since around the 1700s.

We harvested these carrots, green beans and onions today from our garden plots. We cut, blanched and froze them. We'll eat on them through the winter.View attachment 5125 View attachment 5126

I did that with my green beans yesterday... wife’s got to steam them. Carrots are a good idea for all that sandy soil in Florida.

 

[Marooncat79]

I would be happy if God convicted you to give me a ham, about 2-3 lbs of sausage and about 5 lbs of bacon

I would not be offended at all. Lol

 

[kyredneck]

Nonsense, you are a Marine!

...he's an oooold Marine...

 

[tyndale1946]

...he's an oooold Marine...

I may be an oooold Marine but I can still do a Ho Chi Minh, on your frame... hi... yah!... Now will someone help me get up from the floor... Brother Glen

 

[Marooncat79]

Depending on the size of the garden, you can amend the soil to a large degree over 2 years to change it to what you'd like. I lived round about Apopka, FL for a few years. The soil there is sandy and you just need to lay out a few hay bales, or straw bales with some bulk triple shredded mulch that you can get in your pickup truck, or compost mixed with topsoil. The more organic matter the better, and let it break down. I was able to grow broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, melons and plantains in FL as a boy.

We've got a bunch of Christmas tree farms here in Ashe County, NC. Spruce and such cold weather trees. We hardly go over 80 degrees round here.

do you feel convicted yet?

I just want you to have a clear conscience before God is all

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

I may be an oooold Marine but I can still do a Ho Chi Minh, on your frame... hi... yah!... Now will someone help me get up from the floor... Brother Glen

Where is your cane?

 

[canadyjd]

You guys just need to plan a vacation and visit each other, share the beef/pork/poultry and ways to make more.

Let’s see the pictures of that picnic.

peace to you

 

[tyndale1946]

Where is your cane?

Cane???... Well when I get up off this floor, I'll show you my Caine... Well, I'll just Kung Foo you too!... Brother Glen

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

Cane???... Well when I get up off this floor, I'll show you my Caine... Well, I'll just Kung Foo you too!... Brother Glen

I use a cane... so does Pam (my wife). Nothing to be ashamed of. We are not what we used to be... we are old my brother.

 

[tyndale1946]

I use a cane... so does Pam (my wife). Nothing to be ashamed of. We are not what we used to be... we are old my brother.

I'm not that old yet, still active but I'm not going to run to the mailbox... Just take a leisurely walk!... Brother Glen