April Post
Hello everyone! April has been full of fun, excitement, and adventure thus far. We have begun our 'Spring Resurgence' quarter of activity, welcomed many visitors, and accomplished many work projects.
Most vital of all has been our work on the two 'smouses.' They both have a foundation and floor now, and straw panels are being fabricated by Natural Resource Construction. They will be ready and installed within a month.
Bhati's family visited during our Tree Mulching Weekend. We mulched hundreds of trees, and we were grateful for all the support from various visitors. The mulch, along with a burlap sack around the tree, prevents weeds, retains moisture, and, as it decomposes, provides nutrients to the soil, like compost. Sama's cousin also visited for a few nights, our brother Hridaya visited for a week, and Vishada's father visited for about two days. We always Love visitors.
We have done a good bit of work in our garden. We planted many starts, (baby plants) that are leafy greens around the end of March, and installed drip tape to water them. We also cover cropped the garden beds that we aren't using for growing right now.
The Ajna cabin, which has always had a random and unintentional landscape around it, is finally being landscaped by Bhati, Jitvara, and Adhii (who live in it). They have planted a flower bed out front, and have done lots of grading with our mini excavator.
A huge project has been mowing a very hilly area above our main road. It is a tricky, though not impossible, area to access with the tractor, so we did not prioritize it in previous years. It has felt great to do some maintenance so that the area will not become so dense that it cannot be mowed in the future.
Saucha and Gudu have added two small decks to their house, which is inching closer and closer to completion. They also added some outside string lights.
Finally, in keeping with the theme of Spring Resurgence, the ducks have begun laying eggs! They, along with the chickens, have been a very fun way to begin the farming momentum that will ramp up in later years.
Thank you all for reading. Namaste.
