The Walk Behind Tractor

The Mother Earth News Fair is huge. Huge, I tell you. I really wish I would have been able to go for more than one day, but there's always next year, right?!

I came home with a renewed enthusiasm for homesteading. Between seeing the animals and checking out all the vendors, I couldn't help but be excited. As my dad and I started walking around the vendors, I was drawn toward the walk behind tractor with a mini round baler attached. It was really cool. And it would be a perfect size for our needs.

We have no plans to get a larger tractor, which would be necessary if we wanted a full size baler. But this little guy would certainly do the trick. As I was looking over the website, it looks as though this walk behind tractor can do all that a big tractor does on a smaller scale. Earth Tools claims to have more than 40 implements for their walk behind, from a plow to a brush mower. It definitely seems to be something we should look into. What about you...do you have a tractor? What are your thoughts on the walk behind tractors?

CSA, CSA, CSA

C. S. A! Come on, cheer with me now! We really are so thankful for Fish Hawk Acres. Chef Dale is making such huge strides in the local food movement in the state, as well as Appalachia. During the summer, we sometimes pick our own produce from the Farmers Market stand for the week. Yesterday, I was at the Mother Earth News Fair so Dan and the kids got to pick our box. They did pretty well! Sweet corn, red peppers, hot peppers (habanero and cayenne - he plans to dehyrdate it), onions, apples, poblano peppers, and cucumbers. You can tell the summer season is starting to wind down and for me at least, my tummy is getting ready for the fall and winter foods!

Speaking of Mother Earth News, I have so much to share with you. I hope to do a blog each day this week talking about something different I saw while there. It was a day out by myself and I enjoyed it. It got me excited for the future! Stay tuned :-)