some pictures
I thought I should post some pictures of the farm that I took last November.
Here's a view of the front of the house The original log cabin was built in the 1860s. You can see the solar panels on the roof of the addition, through the trees. The panels on the left are photo-voltaic and they generate electricity. The big panel to the right is solar-thermal for heating water.
This is the addition.
These are our Kerry cattle. Kerries are a rare breed of Irish dairy cow, believed to be descended from cattle brought to Ireland by the Vikings. That's Nina, the cow, in the foreground; and Comet, a steer, in the back.
This is our barn. It needs a little work, but we think it has potential. I'm kidding, actually. This is what's left of a barn on our neighbour's property. I do think it serves as an appropriate image of what industrial agriculture has done to the family farm and the environment.