A lot has happened since my last post! We were blessed with the birth of a healthy, but huge (10 pound) grandson. He is slightly older than 3 months and now weighs as much as my 1 year old great niece. I’m sure that he is destined to be a linebacker for Georgia Tech or Navy. He brings even more joy to our lives!

The other big thing is that we purchased approximately 3 acres of woods and pasture in North Georgia and have begun building a home on it. We are self-building so the process is a little slower, but we are making progress on a house for my daughter and her family. My wife and I will also build our own house on this property, but we will first build a tiny house  to live in for 6 months to a year. That tiny house will then become an office/guest house.

We have some big plans for our little piece of heaven and I will try to be diligent about posting as we go. Some of our plans include greenhouses to grow fruits, micro greens and vegetables, aquaponics for fish and more vegetables, a wedding “barn” for extra income, a little red schoolhouse for homeschooling and play (our granddaughter requested that), a number of small animals and a couple of workshop buildings for various interests. We also intend to build a couple of cisterns to collect rainwater (we also have a well) and have sources of alternative power. The point of this venture is to have a place to live that is out of the city that will allow us to be as self-reliant as possible. As I posted in my first blog, I am not a believer in the zombie apocalypse or impending nuclear disaster, but I do believe, as does my family, that growing our own food and having an additional income source is increasingly important.

We have named our property Carabe Farms (Carabe is a combination of some family names). If you would like to visit our website it is parked at http://www.carabefarms.com. You can also like us on Facebook.

Till we meet again…