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RE: 2018 Goals for Increasing Homesteading Income
Hi Geoff, put me down for some of the Ixworth hatching eggs when you have them ready.
For your 40 acres do you have any wet areas where you could grow willow?
They would grow in a year or two, both for selling whips for planting maybe and canes for basketmaking (if you can get the right varieties).
Maybe even start a bit of a tree nursery on some of the land - watering might be the only issue if there is a dry summer.
I'll definitely have some in the New Year I can send across to you.
We have a very damp area where most of the farm drains into during the wet season (now) so willow could be ideal there. Good idea on the two selling options; I'll have to look into varieties. The tree nursery is a great idea too actually - I could grow native trees that are sourced and sown from that actual farm - oak, ash, hazel, rowan etc. That's a really good idea!! I'm already growing quite a few trees now that I'm going to extend the woodland onto the land with, but I could continue that in larger numbers. If they don't sell, doesn't matter - you can never have enough trees!