We’ve built a quite a few things around the farnch this past year. One of the first projects was a duck house that Eryk, Iain and I built out of a repurposed pallet and crate – plus some chicken wire and (wait for it) duck tape.
On the gardening front, perusing SlapSale.com yielded six well-used hospital laundry bins. We’re using them as raised beds in the back side yard.
In the fall, we bought a tractor.
A pond is one of the things we’ve started with it. The ducks (and the kids) absolutely love playing in “the pond” (which is about 9″ deep so far).
Of course, the tractor needed a place to sleep, so we bought a metal carport tractor-port.
Adding animals to our menagerie has required reworking some of the fencing. We elected to go the cattle-panel-and-zip-tie route for a couple of reasons. One, it’s quick. Two, it’s easy to un-do.
We’ve had our share of “not-so-fun” moments as well. Like when the water main coming into the property sprung a leak.
Our most ambitious (and still ongoing) project from this past year is the outdoor kitchen.
In the outdoor kitchen, we’re building custom cabinets, and using the exposed backs of the cabinets as a showcase for mosaics.
To me, our farmchitecture projects are very rewarding, and something I simply could not do in the city.