Foundation and Walls, Greenhouse Part 2

Assembly required......no kidding. But, with everyone's help it didn't take that long to build. We could have purchased a base when we bought the greenhouse, but since we have our own sawmill and plenty of cedar, Kenny built a very sturdy base and saved us some money. The greenhouse is supposed to withstand 80 MPH wind gusts. Of course, the second night after it was completed we had a terrible storm, lots of wind. Neither of us slept too well, I could just imagine the greenhouse in pieces all over the farm. First thing the next morning I looked out the window, happy to see the greenhouse was still standing.

Foundation finished, ready for the walls.

Getting the walls up.

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Addition to the Farm, Greenhouse Part 1

We talked for years about having a greenhouse and finally decided to build one, well, to buy a kit and put it together. Kenny built a sturdy foundation..... then the boxes arrived and the fun began.

Three boxes, lots of pieces!

Putting the roof together before the walls go up.

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Tamp the Timber

Ok, so this could be called "Men and their tools, boys and their toys". This is the way a country man tamps a cedar timber into the hard rocky soil to make it level. After lots of discussion and shopping we finally purchased a greenhouse for the farm. (pictures to follow soon). Anyway, before putting the greenhouse together Kenny built a solid base for it. Here's the video on how he makes use of the backhoe, kind of like using a sledgehammer to drive a nail.
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New Baby Yak

Delilah and her first baby, just one day old.Pin It Now!

Early Snow Fall

A foot of snow in December is pretty rare in our part of Virginia, and it's not even officially winter yet.
Last year we got our first snowstorm in March, our only snow fall.
Nice warm coats on the yaks.

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