How did you do over the past year and what are your dreams and goals for the coming year? My wife and I ask ourselves this each year. We live in north central Michigan zone 5, just barely. We have a 50' x 50' garden, fruit trees, chickens, and a pond stocked with fish. We heat with wood in the winter and have plenty of that as I continue to clear land to expand for apple trees. We have two bee hives and plan to add four more this coming year and hopefully with a few splits I can increase it even more. I ordered 30 new apple trees to start an orchard. They are all different types and my hope is to purchase rootstock in future years and graft new trees. We have this dream of producing abundance. Food to share with friends and family. Gift homemade jam and jars of honey over the holidays. In reality we have a ways to go yet for that to happen. Yes we get a little honey, a few apples and vegetables from the garden, but usually everything grown is eaten up by late fall. Its easy to dream big, to make big plans but the truth is making progress and showing results is hard work and everything in nature takes time. The big constraints for us are probably the same for most people, time and money. What I like about permies are all the tip and tricks people come up with to make things happen without investing big money. We are all on this journey but at different stages and levels. We continue to work hard to make our dreams a reality. I could go on and on with our plans and goals involving chickens, pigs, berries, and trout, but I thought it might be interesting to hear what other have to say about their plans. Happy New Year in 2022 everyone. I hope you all have an abundant year and move much closer in making your dreams a reality.
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