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I am moving if all goes to plan later this week. I am getting chickens for sure at the new place. I have plenty of room for rabbits & a few goats. Not enough for cows, but my cousin down the road & numerous other relatives & friends have herds so I can get beef from them. I get pork & meat chickens from a family member who is turning a traditional farm (soybean fields, etc) into a regenerative farm.

I am moving my 4 metal raised beds (bought on sale a couple of years ago). They may be light weight enough that I do not have to take them apart, but they will break down into 4 side pieces & 4 corners if necessary. I will be in the market for more if I can find them on sale.

We now will have 2 wood stoves (none at current place) & I can foresee my cast iron 7 qt casserole on one of them, simmering away with a stew or whatever. We have plenty of room for storing wood (not enough trees to cut off our place, unfortunately), but the guy down the road has a yard full of stumps & stacked wood so I would bet I can get a winter’s worth off of him.

Once we close on the place I will post pics of the shop - it’s a fantastic space and I will have room for all of dad’s tools to take with me. I might even tackle building my own chicken tractor :-)

I am very concerned about food security & being self sufficient - I think SHTF times are likely & if Trump loses, a certainty. The new house has a full basement so I have room to ramp up significantly my current modest prepper efforts. We will be far enough in the country that when grocery store shelves in town are empty, it’s less likely folks will end up on my door step. Current place would be overrun with inner city ferals of the worst sort in no time. New place is in an area with more self- sufficient country folks. Bonus: gorgeous mountain views!!

Trying not to count my chickens before they hatch as the saying goes, but the thought of living there is getting exciting.