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Yesterday, we finished stairs up to our Tier 3 area with the new planter beds. After digging the steps, we outlined with the burnt redwood bark slabs and covered with wood chips. Looking good!

The new arbor for our second bee hive is almost done. Just have to add the plastic roofing panel on top to protect the hive. Now, we have to build another arbor higher up the hill for a third hive. … Continue reading →

Yesterday, we finished the four planter beds made from redwood bark slabs. Today we added the cement wire to keep out gophers. We also cemented in 4 10′ redwood 4x4s to make a stand for a new bee hive. Next … Continue reading →

The Atmospheric River has hit us hard over the past 24 hours with at least 10″ of rain. Our drainages and swales are holding up. Love Creek is zooming fast and steady. A tree fell on the road, blocking the … Continue reading →

It was a very productive day as we geared up and prepared for a 3 day rain storm. Farmhand Will Burke brought over an auger and tackled the job of digging 30 holes for a new horse fence. We are … Continue reading →

We put together the side panels of the barn on top of heavy-duty railroad ties. The structure was straight and solid. Instead of framing the barn 12′ wide, we had to make it about 13′ to fit between an electrical … Continue reading →

Lots of progress as we are plugging away on the recycled barn. On the back side, milled scrap, redwood bark slabs were cut 4 ft. as siding. The redwood bark was salvaged from burnt redwood trees from the CZU Lightening … Continue reading →

Thinking of the best way to level heavy railroad ties was intimidating. Our space had an electrical outlet, 2 thick cement rounds, and mud-management grids attached to 2x4s in the ground. It felt like an obstacle course around on the … Continue reading →

Today, we worked on the layout of the space and depth of the railroad ties which the barn pieces will sit on. We’ll work again on Saturday and hopefully get one side in. We have to work through obstacles, such … Continue reading →

The Pallet Goat Barn is coming down. It was a fun building when we had our goats, and over the years, it became storage. When the floor started to sag, it was obvious that it needed to come down. We … Continue reading →