What an incredible day outside. Why am I stuck inside no matter what I try to do? Besides working on the website, getting stuff ready to sell at the market, and so much more – I just can’t seem to get organized enough to get outside and stay there!
Joe is out doing fencing – the pigs broke out the other evening and luckily we caught them and got everyone (including our big sheep and the llama) back in the field for the night. That was fun (not).
Kids are playing down by the creek – so at least they are outside. No computers on days like today! We are even planning on cooking out and having burgers. YUM.
This is the time of year stress starts kicking in because we can get so busy. It’s why we need a break in the winter time, yet we don’t seem to be getting one at anytime. I tried to take a weekend off and it didn’t happen – we needed the money to pay for stuff that had to be ordered so I needed to get to the market. It’s funny, most people don’t realize how expensive it is to farm.
Want to know why your eggs are $4/dozen instead of $2/dozen which is what I was charging 2 years ago? Feed went up from $7 per 50 lb bag to about $11 a bag – and that’s only if you get it a ton at a time! Need fencing? I don’t even want to get into that pricing! Chickens themselves start out at $1.25 each including shipping. Heck and to stay natural without all the chemicals including fertilizers – it’s a $5 per bag difference.
Is it worth it? Some days yes – some days I would really rather be out on a cruise ship sitting by the pool being waited on by some cute pool guy 
But on the whole, I wouldn’t trade it in. It’s fun, it’s active, and it’s actually something that is fun to watch grow no matter how much work goes into it. But honestly, if you were to ask me today if I would have done the same thing if I were to do it over – I’m not sure what my answer would be. I wouldn’t trade the land in for anything – I love all the space we have. Would I have my little ark of animals? I’m not sure if I would have expanded it this much. I think now I would love to stream-line it but not sure where I would do that.
I know it sounda like pouting and a little regret. But somedays it’s like that, most days it’s not. I think about it more as I do the taxes for last year and SEE where all the money went. It’s scary! No wonder not many people want to strive to be farmers.
Oh well – off to be back outside and help Joe do something. Then it’s on to the next thing
