About
Carlisle Creek Farm
Before
After
- Rip out wall to wall carpeting
- Haul out the oil tank in the basement
- Install geothermal
- Reconfigure duct work and heat pump
- Rip out kitchen
- Rip out entire upstairs and replace windows
Then the barn. It didn’t give off a good vibe. Walking in from the side door, the floor was dirt.
There were stalls with rod iron posts lining the entire length of each stall. It was dismal. Three months after we arrived in August, this person knocked on our kitchen door. She was desperate to move her horses from a strangles outbreak at the barn from which she was boarding. That kick started us to rip out the bars, deal with the dirt floor, create a feed room and make a door at the back for airflow and better access for animals to go in and out.
It was then time to put a shovel into the carpet of grass that encompassed the property around the house. Just under the surface was a tiny line of top soil with sand below. I read about the concept of hugelkultur.
Rogie didn’t like the idea of digging massive holes, throwing in logs, sticks, leaves and other debris and topping the mounds off with manure and soil but the payoff has been huge. The results just keep getting better with every season.
It was then time to put a shovel into the carpet of grass that encompassed the property around the house. Just under the surface was a tiny line of top soil with sand below. I read about the concept of hugelkultur.
Rogie didn’t like the idea of digging massive holes, throwing in logs, sticks, leaves and other debris and topping the mounds off with manure and soil but the payoff has been huge. The results just keep getting better with every season.
