tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100504692070771380.post3401065587315894304..comments2023-10-30T08:39:27.562-04:00Comments on The Cockeyed Homestead: Building Organic Garden Soil, Finances, and Homestead DesignCockeyed Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107151148843311635noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100504692070771380.post-18230847375709071672018-09-09T06:39:48.635-04:002018-09-09T06:39:48.635-04:00About getting older, I planned on homesteading alt...About getting older, I planned on homesteading although starting over again from scratch at 60+ is not ideal, it's better than 70 or 80. Things start moving at hyperspeed after 50. The down hill slide with gravity.J.L. Murpheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782355786883006411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100504692070771380.post-2191123831170522252018-09-09T05:51:03.366-04:002018-09-09T05:51:03.366-04:00A very timely post! I just published one on soil b...A very timely post! I just published one on soil building too - or rather one of our experiments in soil building. Very true about having to adapt methods to one's circumstances and resources. We've learned we really have to think outside the box at times. Like you, we're trying to get the "heavy" work done now so that it will be more manageable as we get older (which seems to be happening at an alarming pace!!) <br /><br />I love your raised pallet bed idea. Also the mats for the fruit trees!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com