Since I talked the boss into starting this section I guess I really should join in.
1. What state/province/country are you in and what is your climate like?
BC, Canada Moderate short winter for Canada. No snow until late December and often cutting lawns by April.
2. How many people are in your family? Marital status?
Married to the best woman I ever met.
3. How would you define your farm?
A work in progress or the never ending job jar. Beyond that a rebel operation.
4. What would you do with your spare time if you had any resources you needed?
Own a much bigger farm and buy more animals.
5. Have you ever built a house, barn , or other types of building? Do you want to?
Yes, to all the above.
6. Can you weld? Steel, aluminum, MiG, TiG, stick, Oxy-Acet?
Yes to all but the TiG.
7. Who or what inspired you to be a farmer/rancher, hobby farmer?
Grand parents.
8 Is it a hobby or an occupation?
Occupation with some projects on the farm that lean toward hobby.
9. In what areas are you knowledgeable and in what areas would you like to learn more?
Dairy and cheese are the strong points. Always like to learn more about how others approach farming.
10. In what types of farming will you never choose to do?
Feedlot C.A.F.O.
11. Are you interested in providing more of your own food supply?
Yes
12. Where do you end up when you sink into yourself, away from the outside world?
Wondering what it would be like to farm 100 years ago.
13. Can you drive a farm tractor or a semi?
Yes to both.
14. Do you make crafts or useful items? Would you want to teach others how to do these?
Build bows from scratch. Tie flies.
15. Can you legally have all forms of livestock where you are at? Do you have any? What kinds?
Yes, cows goats chickens
16. Can you operate a lathe? Metal, wood?
Metal lathe
17. Do you like to garden? If so, what do you enjoy growing?
Yes. I like a diverse and large garden.
18. Do you fish? Bait or explosives?
Bait when the warden is around.
19. How much space/land do you have or rent? City farm? Country?
Not enough.
20. Are you a Novice, Technician, degreed?
Two degrees
21. What is your farm specialty? Or what one would you like to learn?
Dairy and cheese.
22. If you could create a degree and curriculum, what would you major in and what classes would you take?
Create a degrees in common sense, self-determination and community building.
23. Do you do wood work? framing, finish, cabinet?
Framing and finish.
24. Are you interested in herbal animal medicine?
yes
25. If you could live any place you chose, where would it be?
Where I live now with more property and fewer neighbors.
26. Do you use a wood stove for heating or cooking?
Heating
27. What would your ideal super hero/villain be?
Have to think on this one.
28. Are your family or friends also interested in animals?
A number of family members with farms.
29. Do you like to cook? Are you interested in whole foods and natural foods? raw milk? farm fresh eggs?
yes to all of the above.
30. What was your best animal experience? Worst?
Getting my first dog was the best. The worst is always putting an animal down because some one was stupid.
31. Do you forage or hunt for part of your food needs?
Yes
32. What skills do you have that help you be more a self sufficient farm?
Jack of all trades. Can build or fix most anything.
33. Do you process your own meat? Can or preserve?
Yes and yes
34. Do you use alternative energy sources on your farm? Would you like to?
Some and would like to be totally off grid.
35 What is on your to do list?
Complete my 2007 job list!
36. Have you ever lived completely off what you produce? Would you like to?
Not completely but getting closer every year.
37. In what do you trust?
My instincts.
38. Do you make and fix things yourself to save money?
Whenever possible.
39. Has the experience with animals changed your attitude or habits?
Changed everything and made life enjoyable again.
1. What state/province/country are you in and what is your climate like?
BC, Canada Moderate short winter for Canada. No snow until late December and often cutting lawns by April.
2. How many people are in your family? Marital status?
Married to the best woman I ever met.
3. How would you define your farm?
A work in progress or the never ending job jar. Beyond that a rebel operation.
4. What would you do with your spare time if you had any resources you needed?
Own a much bigger farm and buy more animals.
5. Have you ever built a house, barn , or other types of building? Do you want to?
Yes, to all the above.
6. Can you weld? Steel, aluminum, MiG, TiG, stick, Oxy-Acet?
Yes to all but the TiG.
7. Who or what inspired you to be a farmer/rancher, hobby farmer?
Grand parents.
8 Is it a hobby or an occupation?
Occupation with some projects on the farm that lean toward hobby.
9. In what areas are you knowledgeable and in what areas would you like to learn more?
Dairy and cheese are the strong points. Always like to learn more about how others approach farming.
10. In what types of farming will you never choose to do?
Feedlot C.A.F.O.
11. Are you interested in providing more of your own food supply?
Yes
12. Where do you end up when you sink into yourself, away from the outside world?
Wondering what it would be like to farm 100 years ago.
13. Can you drive a farm tractor or a semi?
Yes to both.
14. Do you make crafts or useful items? Would you want to teach others how to do these?
Build bows from scratch. Tie flies.
15. Can you legally have all forms of livestock where you are at? Do you have any? What kinds?
Yes, cows goats chickens
16. Can you operate a lathe? Metal, wood?
Metal lathe
17. Do you like to garden? If so, what do you enjoy growing?
Yes. I like a diverse and large garden.
18. Do you fish? Bait or explosives?
Bait when the warden is around.
19. How much space/land do you have or rent? City farm? Country?
Not enough.
20. Are you a Novice, Technician, degreed?
Two degrees
21. What is your farm specialty? Or what one would you like to learn?
Dairy and cheese.
22. If you could create a degree and curriculum, what would you major in and what classes would you take?
Create a degrees in common sense, self-determination and community building.
23. Do you do wood work? framing, finish, cabinet?
Framing and finish.
24. Are you interested in herbal animal medicine?
yes
25. If you could live any place you chose, where would it be?
Where I live now with more property and fewer neighbors.
26. Do you use a wood stove for heating or cooking?
Heating
27. What would your ideal super hero/villain be?
Have to think on this one.
28. Are your family or friends also interested in animals?
A number of family members with farms.
29. Do you like to cook? Are you interested in whole foods and natural foods? raw milk? farm fresh eggs?
yes to all of the above.
30. What was your best animal experience? Worst?
Getting my first dog was the best. The worst is always putting an animal down because some one was stupid.
31. Do you forage or hunt for part of your food needs?
Yes
32. What skills do you have that help you be more a self sufficient farm?
Jack of all trades. Can build or fix most anything.
33. Do you process your own meat? Can or preserve?
Yes and yes
34. Do you use alternative energy sources on your farm? Would you like to?
Some and would like to be totally off grid.
35 What is on your to do list?
Complete my 2007 job list!
36. Have you ever lived completely off what you produce? Would you like to?
Not completely but getting closer every year.
37. In what do you trust?
My instincts.
38. Do you make and fix things yourself to save money?
Whenever possible.
39. Has the experience with animals changed your attitude or habits?
Changed everything and made life enjoyable again.
