This page is an attempt to enumerate the many tasks we hope to accomplish during 2010. It is here to organize our activities and is neither an exhaustive nor an imperative list. Items will be crossed out as they are accomplished with a link to the relevant blog post, if any.

Gardening

• Improve summer garden yield
  • Build soil nutrition: Adding Solomon’s COF at required rates, compost in fall
  • Upgrade watering system
  • Better weed control
  • Practice succession planting
• Increase garden produce storage
  • Lots more canning
  • Solar drying
  • Frost-proof storage for cellar crops
• Grow small scale grains – Nope. Grain crops were a bust this year
  • Dent corn
  • Popcorn
  • Amaranth
  • Barley
• Add more garden perennials
  • Hops vines : Planted 4 starts of Cascade hops
  • Blueberries: Four new plants of two varieties
• Plant a winter garden

Livestock

• Chickens
  • Move for spring grazing: third time’s charm
  • Additional grazing moves as needed
• Sheep
  • Pasture improvements for sheep
• Pigs
  • Build shelter and pen for pigs
  • Raise two weener pigs for winter butcher
• Bees
  • Build equipment, select apiary site : Built and selected
  • Capture wild swarms : One captured but it might not stay
  • Monitor summer progress

Farm Structures

• Fencing
  • Install fence line and gates to connect barn and garden
  • Install fence charger in final location
  • Complete northern perimeter fence
• Water
  • Install new pressure tank
  • Run new wiring and pipes between house, tank, and well
  • Run water line and valve to barn
  • Run water line and multiple valves to garden
  • Install permanent watering for orchard trees and blueberries
• Restock firewood for winter
• Outdoor buildings
  • Build cover for firewood?
  • Build cover for tractor equipment?
  • Rebuild woodshed?

Renovation

• Upstairs bedroom
  • Replace window: done
  • Insulate and make structural improvements: done and done
  • Build double wall: done
  • Wire outlets and lights
  • Wire media jacks
  • Insulate double wall
  • Drywall
• Upstairs family room
  • Replace window
  • Insulate and make structural improvements
  • Build double wall
  • Wire outlets and lights
  • Wire media jacks
  • Insulate double wall
  • Drywall
• Upstairs bathroom
  • Frame bathroom
  • Plumb waste lines
  • Plumb water lines
  • Build shower stall
  • Wire outlets and lights
  • Drywall
  • Install SolaTube diffuser
  • Tile floors
  • Install fixtures
• Mechanical room
  • Replace subfloor and staircase supports
  • Install hot water heater
  • Install water filtration (as needed)
  • Install water distribution manifolds
  • Install media distribution panel
• Office
  • Replace and level subfloor
  • Frame in coat closet and office wall
  • Replace south window
  • Replace east window
  • Insulate and make structural improvements
  • Build double wall
  • Wire outlets and lights
  • Wire media jacks
  • Insulate double wall
  • Drywall
• Upper attic
  • Build attic access
  • Insulate