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Post by iva on May 11, 2015 0:10:20 GMT -5
If it were me, I'd pick the second house, the surroundings look more established and 'alive'.
Plus, does it really matter the garden would be split in two? Or it doesn't even need to be split in two, you can easily connect the two parts along the backside of the property. That would give you a huge garden and a nice lawn in the middle where the house is.
Oh, if only my house had so much land around it...
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Post by iva on May 11, 2015 0:11:25 GMT -5
The barn is a really big plus, isn't it? And you have more room for cars without making any changes to the driveway...
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Post by RpR on May 12, 2015 12:31:58 GMT -5
Lot 2 is triangular shaped correct?
I have come out of Monticello on county 11 a few times in the past ten years.
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Post by littleminnie on May 12, 2015 21:40:34 GMT -5
11 and highway 25 is where my field presently is. This is the least desirable lot on the street but the only house for sale. We are going to look at it. What would you do about the clump of trees on the SW corner?
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Post by RpR on May 17, 2015 21:57:12 GMT -5
Not sure how big they are or what type exactly but I would leave the line on the West border, for a wind break, and remove the rest if you want the space
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Post by prairiegarden on May 20, 2015 8:57:11 GMT -5
Any clues about what the neighbors are like? especially if you will have people coming to pick up produce a neighbor who gets owly about traffic or some such can cause grief even if not justified. It's also much nicer to be around like minded people.
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Post by littleminnie on Jun 4, 2015 22:49:49 GMT -5
We are still looking at properties; not real often, but trying. There was a promising one very near us but with neighborhood covenants. No chickens and they probably wouldn't be crazy about a high tunnel and garden store for CSAs. Another one I like is 8 miles away with 10 acres but is $40000 over budget although easily could do the mortgage. It is in the next county with less sandy soil.
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Post by steev on Jun 4, 2015 23:14:52 GMT -5
Freedom to do your thing versus financial capability; that's a toughie for sure; I can only say: do what your heart most desires, as you must live with your choice; may you choose well, and be satisfied.
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Post by littleminnie on Jul 12, 2015 18:53:44 GMT -5
I think we have a place to buy now. It is new construction so no crappy house. The land is flat and treeless and the house is right by the road so all the acreage is for farming. It is just 2.59 acres total but would give me twice as much space as I have now. The soil is sandy like everywhere in my town but the vegetation is very easy to handle- just light grassy/ wildflower sort of stuff. It may be considered hay field enough for the NRCS to call it previous cropland. It is right next to a little river so my farm name Windy River can still make sense. It is a bit further to drive for most of my members.
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Post by littleminnie on Jul 12, 2015 19:49:32 GMT -5
I'm not sure if this link will work for others but here is the land. link |
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Post by littleminnie on Jul 17, 2015 20:26:31 GMT -5
Not that this is an emergency, but sometimes you can't stop thinking about something. We should secure our new property tomorrow. It is new construction ready mid September, although I bet they would let me work the land and sow clover once secured this summer. The soil is very sandy and most likely high ph, high in P and K and cal and iron and low in N and OM like everywhere in my town. The plan had been to just cover crop, work in, cover crop again, until weed seeds were reduced and N and OM increased, but I can't help wanting to just start growing there next spring instead of renting my field again! I have been thinking I would rather do a small portion of the new land next spring and have few members next season rather than grow at the rental place anymore. Will you talk me out of that or do you think with hard work and fertilizer I could do ok next season? The other idea is to put in some crops at each location. The hands off crops could go at the rental field- potatoes, sweet potatoes, winter squash, garlic, onions. So the three choices I see are: do a half in each place and work at the rental one time per week, just rent one more season and really prep the new land, or just jump right into the new land.
PLease help with valid opinions; thanks!
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Post by flowerweaver on Jul 17, 2015 22:21:51 GMT -5
Congrats on your new place! Is that a pond in the back? Looks nice. One tool I use when I have to make a decision when comparing different scenarios that all have pros and cons is to use a weighted decision matrix. List your three scenarios across the top of a piece of paper. Down the side list all the factors you need to consider (cost, time/effort involved, member retention, ability to put in a cover crop, etc). Then assign each of these a number from 1-10 of how important they are to you. You can give the same number to more than one thing since this is weighting not ranking. Next, go down the column under each scenario and give a number from 1-10 of how well that scenario meets that factor. Finally, multiply the two numbers in each spot, then add up the columns. The resulting highest number will be your best choice. Here is an online template I found that might explain it better: www.weighteddecision.com/weighted-decision-making-matrix/Good luck! |
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Post by philagardener on Jul 18, 2015 6:06:01 GMT -5
Exciting choices. Using cover crops to build organic material in your new areas sounds important in any of them. It would be great to get something growing at your new place to see how things do.
When they do any excavations for the house, check out your soil horizons and make sure that they don't spread subsoils on your growing areas.
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Post by littleminnie on Sept 20, 2015 20:23:35 GMT -5
After two changes of date, we move this Wednesday and close on Friday morning. Its been very very busy for me with CSA, market, work part time and moving! We have everything ready to move except for potting up a couple perennial divisions I want to bring with.
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Post by flowerweaver on Sept 20, 2015 21:17:22 GMT -5
Congrats, and good luck with all that you are doing!
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