Lumber shed

[Bill Gaiche]

SwampDonkey , sorry that we have been such a bad influence on you, but we are glad that its making you rethink about the need for a mill. You may want to get started soon and do a little practicing for those buildings. bg

[WDH]

A name change would be in order.  SwampMiller has a nice ring to it  .

[Magicman]

Yup, that is better than Sawin'Donkey.   

[LeeB]

I dunno, Saw Donkey don't sound too bad either.

[WDH]

I saw a donkey once, but I did not bray much attention at the time  .

[Magicman]

A typical SawDonkey.  He could not saw, but I saw him bray.
 


 

[edkemper]

Thanks for the welcome. I'm a gimpy 60yo man about to have my last kid graduate high school. We have about 160 acres of second growth lodgepole pines in the high desert region of Southern Oregon. I'd like to slowly clear some of the forest into a farm. Perhaps growing it slowly in size as I get the soil healthy for growing in sections. I thought of having it clear cut and just get on with it. But I'm retiring to this land and am not going to be in a hurry. We're going to build 2 small real log homes, one with a surrounding covered porch. I want to sit on the porch with my wife in the mornings and enjoy a cup of coffee.

Now I'll need a job enrich my soul. I first thought of firewood. I have plenty of trees. plenty of dead wood. Then the idea of a portable mill and being able to cut my own lumber and perhaps some custom cutting for others might be the ticket. Not looking to get rich, just make enough profit to keep my farm status and slowly expand as my knowledge and experience increases. We want a few meat cattle and a herd of meat goats and some chickens for meat and eggs.

What we want to leave behind is a farm based program for autistic young adults. A place they can go and grow without their parents. Autism effects far more than the person diagnosed. It's very hard for parents to let their autistic kids grow up. Our son is autistic and we'd like to create something that will outlast us, for him and others. A type of collective perhaps. Modest sized real log homes are extremely cheap to build. A modest house for a caretaker/supervisor, group housing for the "farmhands" and perhaps a free standing kitchen. Perhaps a type of year round program where the participants can learn the lessons of life on a farm. Working the garden and livestock. Selling at the local Farmers markets. Sharing in the income. Not a place to pay to go, a place to work to stay.

A place that will run itself without us. So we can travel not because we died. <smile>