The Hunnicutt Homestead

Peek at our Work Week

Wow!  I can't believe I haven't written since the end of May!  We have been working very hard on our CSA as people come to pick up their produce every Thursday evening between 4 and 7pm.  As we are growing organically we are kept busy through the week.

Monday- catch up on home life activities, fertilize and water garden if necessary

Tuesday- weed, till or pick beans, plant more produce for later harvesting

Wednesday- begin harvesting rest of produce, weeding as you go

Thursday- harvest lettuce and herbs, bag and seperate items for each customer

Friday- spray neem or stylet oil on all of garden and orchard

Saturday- inspect beehives, add supers or maintain as needed

Sunday- church and REST

Of course, our daily activities include feeding and watering the cats, dogs, chickens, the usual cleaning, cooking, laundry, grocery shopping, paying bills and various paperwork, dr. and therapy appointments, swim lessons, preschool, library trips and such.  S has also been cleaning windows, chopping wood for the winter, mowing, weed-whacking, building nesting boxes, fixing bridges and fencing, and waterproofing our house and barn, setting mole traps, applying for jobs, and interviewing.  I'm still treasurer of the Miami Valley Beekeepers Association and have been organizing and participating in events for them as well.  Believe it or not, we still manage to make it to the pool once or twice per week, watch a movie and read books with our four children.

Our chickens have begun to lay eggs, but they are still small and the chickens haven't been laying them in the nesting boxes yet.  We expect them to do that as they reach maturation in August.  We still need to address the fencing for goats, refinish our wood floors, reupholster two chairs and finish some touch up painting in the house.  Other than the fencing for goats, we plan on finishing the other stuff up when the CSA is over and fall comes with cooler temperatures.

Well, there you have it.  A peek into our week.  Are you tired yet?