Cleaning the Coop, Don't Waste the . . .

Working on the homestead means cleaning up after the animals. Nine chickens overwintered in this coop. Now, it needs to be mucked out. The manure is used as fertilizer and mulch around the apple trees. Simple labor that produces eggs, fertilizer, and apple pie jam. Returning to the land means establishing a collection of interdependent systems. Your labor connects the systems. Life results from the enjoyment of fruits from each system as you integrate yourself with the systems. This is why we encourage you to return to the land, return to labor, and return to life.