Priority tasks:
Winter winterizing list Click Cut split and stack firewood (before cutting any branches that are still on trees, alive or dead, check with us, anything on the ground is fair game unless usable for building posts) Rake and pick up leaves Place all leaves around blueberries Clean gutters after leaves drop Net trout pond or scarecrow from Blue Heron Thompson water seal barn deck Return all wood outside to little barn Set electric chicken door Everyone living at farm should know main shutoff switches for water and electricity for all buildings and location of fire extinguishers Before Winter!
Shut down and drain irrigation system Shut off main solar power to pump remove piston from pump and winterize drain all irrigation lines in garden put wooden benches and swings in little barn stack big wooden picnic tables under carport and cover with tarp Continual maintenance tasks:
adjust timing on electric chicken door as daylight changes - monthly Pull Scotchbroom maintain yard, mowing, debris clean and maintain irrigation ditch occasionally check ditch source and perform maintenance if necessary - bimonthly occasionally check "Y" on irrigation ditch by little forest schoolyard - monthly Regularly check irrigation pipe intake and clean - weekly Clean windows barn and house |
Short term tasks:
repair scarecrow Clear and mow south and west of big garden area, south of blueberries. salvage culverts and pond liner from under 900' irrigation pipe screen and block all rafter spaces into attic above old part of farmhouse build bat houses repair/restore and preserve swings outlets in barn install H2O pre-heater in barn apartment Install H2O preheater in house Bridge over trout spawning bed design and install generator on waterwheel fix basement door so it will close right organize big barn, gas, diesel, oil, fasteners Build shelving in cold cellar for food Build decorative yet functional fire pit install extraction fan in barn apartment install dryer in mudroom wait tile solarium floor wait floor molding around woodstove tile Long term tasks:
clean and organize small barn stalls build new heavy duty weir at the irrigation "split" in little forest. Cement or PT 4x lumber. design and build outdoor kitchen and bathrooms w/shower/s clean and repair solar water heat panels install solar water heater on house install solar water heater on barn build carport where cars currently park new small barn find productive use for swale area, maybe small cow or goats?? gate main driveway platforms for tents Building next to water wheel for PTO landscape pond area prep for brewery/wine insulate old farmhouse ceiling, walls, floor |