Farm

Rejected

by bdunn on March 30, 2011

in Farm

In the past when I’ve bought property, the catch was finding the right place and successfully negotiating a price acceptable to both me and the seller. Financing was almost an afterthought. Yesterday we found out it doesn’t work that way anymore, especially if what you are purchasing is a small farm property. Despite both of [...]

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Knock On Wood

by bdunn on March 15, 2011

in Farm

I’m almost afraid to write about it for fear of a last-minute jinx, but it appears we have cemented a real estate deal for the new homestead: Six acres, two barns and a small house, 45 minutes southwest of here in Wharton County. It’s very small for a farming operation, but adequate if you’re planning [...]

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Spring Hopes Eternal

by bdunn on March 12, 2011

in Farm, Nature

So it turns out if you use all your trash cans to cover your tomato plants because the temperature stubbornly insists on dropping below 45 degrees every three days or so, you don’t have anyplace to put your actual trash. But no worries, because now the weather forecast shows balmy evenings in the 60s or [...]

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Nobody Gets It Like They Want It To Be

by bdunn on March 8, 2011

in Farm, Real Estate

If you’re coming at homesteading as we are, from a history of single-family home loans, your first little shock along the trail may stem from the fact that the bankers don’t want to touch your “perfect” property with a 10-foot note. For our purposes, we’d like as much land as we can afford, but it [...]

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This Time

by bdunn on March 4, 2011

in Farm

Last night my wife and I discussed something we’ve discussed several times before: The idea of setting up and operating a small farm, selling fruit and fruit trees, and some produce, and jumping hip-deep into the local food movement. This time, we decided to go for it. Not ready-fire-aim, but with deliberation and planning aforethought. [...]

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