Determining what we need and what resources we have.
Need
Water improve water lines, rain water collection, poor soil water retention, reservoirs
Soil currently very sandy and poor crop production
Solar capture
Micro hydro
Accomodations for guests and income source
Food cycling from plant to animals to fertilizer
Current Yields
Water
Small creek and old piping to 3x 6000g holding tanks, irrigation to gardens are disconnected
4 small ponds that are not holding water well
Many out buildings that can be outfitted for rain water collection
Power source
Connected to grid
Long hours of sun with good southern exposure.
Micro hydro potential.
Soil/Fauna
6 horse that are converting about a 2 tonne of hay to manure monthly
14 rabbits converting 30lbs of hay to manure weekly
15 chickens converting mostly feed and some food scarps to manure
17, now down to 5 sheep: dog feed and hay to manure conversion
4 goats
8 down to 1 duck (water foul management need to be created).
4 year old gaurdian dog (Akbash)
2 month old gaurdian dog (Akbash/Pyrenees/Karacachan)
18 month old Vizsla (canicross project)
Flora
6 cherry trees
5 apple trees
6 pear trees
6 plum trees
4 peach trees
50 blueberry bush
6 aronia
6 black locus
5 honey locus
Several new young walnut, chestnut, hazel nut pending survival of winter
Wood lot
90 acres of mostly douglas fir, some maple, birch and alder
Provide abundance of fire wood, mulch, fencing and building material
Equipment
Ride on lawn mower with snow blower
Garden tractor(3k lb) with bucket and backhoe
Mini excavator (8k lb)
Skid Steer (8k lb) with grapple, brush cutter, fork and hay spear
Wood chipper 7”
Wood chipper 3”
Sawmill 36”
Chainsaw and arborist climbing cutting/climbing tools
Variety of construction tools
Guest Housing
4 suites, 3 campers, RV parking, front and back country tenting space
Rough Canyon Ranch 