Well, that's where I live. I am originally from Michigan (Lapeer Co.) and moved away in 2006. Follwed the jobs. Guess I am lucky I did though things are tight everywhere now.
I live near Montpelier, VT which is the smallest capitol city in the USA. My area is smack in the middle of the Green Mountains which are very green in the growing season and very white now. This is a very snowy place and there are a lot of hippies here! There was 9 feet accumulation my first winter, 12 feet last winter. Both were records. Not sure what this winter will bring yet.
You do need snowshoes to walk on your property here in the winter. I keep some nice trails going on my property.
I live in a narrow mountain valley that is forested and I have a big brook that runs right past the front of my house. Right behind my house soars a mountain so I am at the bottom. I have a lot of good neighbors, it is a very friendly place.
Ducks love the brook but there are a lot of predators here. Mink, coyote, fisher and the worst, foxes. Have not seen any bears or bobcats. This is a tough area on wildlife due to the very long and vigorous winters. I have trapped a lot of mink. There are very few deer in my area.
Just about when you think you are going to go crazy from cabin fever it is time to tap your maples and get your veggie flats planted. I boil sap on the stove and plant plats while boiling. Homemade maple syrup is yummy.
I do a lot of logging to open up some of the property. The place was very overgrown when I bought it and the trees are all the same age so I am working on making openings for other plants to grow. It is tough to do as my property is very vertical.
Vermont is all about self sustainability and promoting small farmers. I belong to a nice co-op funded by Heifer International. They provide funds to purchase equipment such as poultry processing stuff. I can butcher and process my own birds now and yes, do ducks and meat chickens. You can sell processed meat birds here with out inspection if you do under 1000 birds per year. Plus you can legally sell and buy raw milk.
I have a large flock of layers as well representing various breeds. They are black giants, real araucanas, ameraucanas, EE, cuckoo marans, red star sex links and a polish cockerel. Too many cockerels actually!
I live near Montpelier, VT which is the smallest capitol city in the USA. My area is smack in the middle of the Green Mountains which are very green in the growing season and very white now. This is a very snowy place and there are a lot of hippies here! There was 9 feet accumulation my first winter, 12 feet last winter. Both were records. Not sure what this winter will bring yet.
You do need snowshoes to walk on your property here in the winter. I keep some nice trails going on my property.
I live in a narrow mountain valley that is forested and I have a big brook that runs right past the front of my house. Right behind my house soars a mountain so I am at the bottom. I have a lot of good neighbors, it is a very friendly place.
Ducks love the brook but there are a lot of predators here. Mink, coyote, fisher and the worst, foxes. Have not seen any bears or bobcats. This is a tough area on wildlife due to the very long and vigorous winters. I have trapped a lot of mink. There are very few deer in my area.
Just about when you think you are going to go crazy from cabin fever it is time to tap your maples and get your veggie flats planted. I boil sap on the stove and plant plats while boiling. Homemade maple syrup is yummy.
I do a lot of logging to open up some of the property. The place was very overgrown when I bought it and the trees are all the same age so I am working on making openings for other plants to grow. It is tough to do as my property is very vertical.
Vermont is all about self sustainability and promoting small farmers. I belong to a nice co-op funded by Heifer International. They provide funds to purchase equipment such as poultry processing stuff. I can butcher and process my own birds now and yes, do ducks and meat chickens. You can sell processed meat birds here with out inspection if you do under 1000 birds per year. Plus you can legally sell and buy raw milk.
I have a large flock of layers as well representing various breeds. They are black giants, real araucanas, ameraucanas, EE, cuckoo marans, red star sex links and a polish cockerel. Too many cockerels actually!
