Allen, we've been in this evolving course to farm/garden with hand tools/mulch and horses for about 10 years on our small 5 acre piece. we can't afford a tractor the right size either, also have an almost worn out tiller, troy built horse with kholer engine. we now have raised a team, have the harness , collars, plow, cultivator, built a sled for pulling, paid for a little bit of professional training, still not there,but as kc's dad says "we're gaining on her." the mare is 9, her teammate is 1-1/2. I was trying to send a letter and photo to be published in the "Small Farmers Journal" but couldn't send the photo. They wanted a picture of me and the foal. Any advice on how to send it, with out a shortcut? Anyone?.The computer would always disconnect, it would take so long. They have a new column about connecting people with each other called "hello ,my name is ". Well Allen, you want to borrow a horse for the season?Do you know how to work them?I most definately got inspired by the conference. We went to the Winters today, got manures, will be making preps and spraying for the next few days. Our landscape is transforming to more of a permaculture situation with the small handworked gardens becoming rotational grazing, and the pastures being put into horse cultivated garden,/pasture areas... least thats the plan. I hope you can make it over to visit , and with the Winters as well , after the season slows down.:)sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Balliett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 10:14 PM Subject: Re: Tillers
> >Down the road from the conference, to the left there were some nice small > >tractors for sale, Yanmars, that you could put a small tiller on and other > >small implements, they were 4wd, looked in good shape find out how much, > >there were two, maybe I'll get one...sstorch > > Steve - I guess the problem here is that you are in landscaping and > I'm in vegetables. I don't have the bucks for a tractor and, frankly, > I'd rather work with a fork and a spade. I have to work fast, though, > so the tiller will be very nice. > > Yes, if I had a tractor, I would use it. > > -Allan > > >
