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RE: The Spring Crops Are Planted! - COME SEE THE HOMESTEAD GARDEN
We are building the $100 green house with cattle panels. Josh just needs to put on the plastic and door and we will be ready to plant in it. We are also putting in a few raised beds as well. With the baby due in June we figured it's best to go light on the garden this year. Josh works full time, runs our business in the evenings, and most of the summer will be doing my end of the work with the livestock. So our garden will be much smaller this year. It's really taking me much restraint to not plant a lot. Ha ha ha! But our big priority this spring is to get the blacksmith shop up and going before baby comes! So next year we will go gungho with the garden again!
Wise to go light, you are already growing plenty, LOL! Blacksmithing is a growing business. If you can make the sell online hill, it will be very good money! Best of luck, and enjoy the Baby!
I keep lavander oil by the forge, to treat the burns that always seem to sneak in, I recommend it.
Thanks @smithlabs! My husband completed two weekend long trainings when we lived in Michigan several years ago and volunteered at the nature center to demo during their festivals throughout the year. Two years ago we invested in a week long training at John C Campbell Folk School in North Carolina (we highly recommend) and he's been working on piecing together a shop of his own since then! We are hoping to someday have him make his living that way, but if not, then it's a good side income opportunity! :)
Be sure to post it here. I have a Machine shop, so I do light Blacksmithing to support work there, but it is fascinating, and I knew one in KC, Mo. that made wrought iron for many years, and did well. Online selling will let you help him by doing the non anvil work. Small items, like hot pan trivits that he can make 20 at a time, will give you producta to sell. His Wife did stained glass, and it seemed to work well together. They did some wrought iron frames with stained glass inside, and some mixed lampshades as well.
Be sure to put Baby pictures on here too, LOL! Best of Luck and may GOD Bless you and yours!