Kate's Homestead Pics

Finally I've managed some pics of my homestead.  I thought it was time to show just how Permaculture can change a landscape.

I myself don't own a smart phone, and won't get yet another digital camera as I have gone through 3 of them over the years (junk).  I have instead patiently waited on those individuals who have taken pics of my place to procure the following.  

Now where the livestock is concerned, they are more in number than shown here, but seeing as they are free-range, it's harder to get a group shot.  When the occasion presents itself I'll post those.

Cheers!  K

Kate,

Looks beautiful, Kate! Having had the privilege to visit your homestead, and see it up close, I can say with great enthusiasm that it's every bit as wonderful as you could imagine, and then some. So inspiring! We left with more than a few tips and tricks to apply to our own homestead and permaculture applications.

Looks like since I was last over there, things have become even more magical. I love that pond and your rain barrel catchment system. That outdoor kitchen is really coming along too. While the work you guys put in definitely shows in the pics, I'm sure it's even more awe-inspiring in person.

Would love to set up another visit with you, perhaps some time in the spring when things are kicking off again?

Say Hi to the crew for me. Talk soon!

Matt + Family & Friends

Kate Michaud wrote:Finally I've managed some pics of my homestead.  I thought it was time to show just how Permaculture can change a landscape.

I myself don't own a smart phone, and won't get yet another digital camera as I have gone through 3 of them over the years (junk).  I have instead patiently waited on those individuals who have taken pics of my place to procure the following.  

Now where the livestock is concerned, they are more in number than shown here, but seeing as they are free-range, it's harder to get a group shot.  When the occasion presents itself I'll post those.

Cheers!  K

I want to know about that pond.  I have a bog garden, and have wondered how a bigger area with water would work.

Hi Judi.

I garden on bedrock, thus plenty of soil building.  

The area right in front of my house catches the rain water off the roof, so I thought a bog or rain garden would work.  But we get an awful lot or rain, and the garden would eventually go; mould, mildew, muck, mud, and mosquitoes.  

To remedy that, I dug down to the bedrock (2.5 feet) and put a pond liner in with an overflow.  I now have a mot in front of my house with a walk way over it to the front door.  Frogs love it, and they take care of the mosquito issue.  Alas, I haven't taken the time to take pics of the mot, maybe when the warm weather returns.

I hope to post more recent pics of the pond shown in this thread, to show how it has evolved.

Cheers!  K

Kate Michaud wrote:Finally I've managed some pics of my homestead.  I thought it was time to show just how Permaculture can change a landscape.

Seeing your (pizza oven???) reminded me of a 'rocket stove in two large cement blocks that were rounded on all corners. I went back to find that and never could find it again. It was a really unique design and I wanted to bring that to the RMH gurus here and lost out on that.

Kate Michaud wrote: I myself don't own a smart phone, and won't get yet another digital camera as I have gone through 3 of them over the years (junk). Cheers!  K

My old Kodak digital was left out in rainy weather and died. I liked it so much that I went on-line (eBay) and found another just like it and I think it was around $35. I believe it is an M65 Model Kodak, 8.2 mega pixels and will accept a storage card as well. I is very easy to download images to your computer too. Light weight, compact, easy to carry in a pocket for instant use out in the field. Check'em out! You might like it.   :-)

Thank you all for the interest you've shown on this thread today, it encourages me to forge on.  
Sometimes, I feel I'm very much alone with nothing but my echo for company.

I have attached a couple of pics ref; simple diagram of rain catchment system, and lower pond evolution.

About my "pizza" oven, it is a rocket oven, built using brick and mortar for the base, and clay and sand mix for the dome.  The whole of it was finished with lime plaster that adds to the insulation of the oven.

Cheers!  K