Homestead Rebel at Primal Woods

We worked long and hard on this last summer; looks like all the investment of time and money will bear fruit.

The meat birds are moved from the Brooders to the Broiler Shelters of Joel Salatins design. Any problems are due to failures in execution.

The pregnant goats have been separated, mere days in front of kidding I expect; hopefully this weekend while both Geri and I are around. And as usual, you can literally watch the pigs grow, much faster and less boring than watching grass grow!

We pick up the piglets at Wooden Purebred Swine Farms and haul them to their new home at Primal Woods

We pickup chicks at the Post Office and install them in their brooders.

The Pigs are doing what Pigs do, rooting, and it wet soil they are working quickly!

A new Pig, Spot's the name. Not sure what to think yet, my my guess is was someone's discarded pet, got too big I suppose; the K'zoo police picked up the pig, and delivered it to Kalamazoo Animal Control, wherefrom Geri rescued it.

Brief update, step by step.

Kenton makes his debut as tour guide

Almost done with the buildout; maybe one more day

Walk-around of the interior build-out progress; Hector claims his harem

Working on protecting the poly covering from animal damage; 2x6’s, hog panel and chicken wire.

A view of winter quarters for our chickens and goats, and a introduction to our four goats. Daily chores. Website: http://primalwoods.com/ Blog: http://primalwoods.com/blog/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalwoods/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_woods/

3'26" video showing the all-important first cut and the results of the milling. The first cut took about 7 minutes. Total time on-site was about 3 hours, which included cutting the log off the stump and trimming it up in preparation for milling, as well as getting into into position. Thank you to my customer, Tim, for the raw video and photos. Website: http://primalwoods.com/ Blog: http://primalwoods.com/blog/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalwoods/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_woods/

Why do we do things the way we do? Are the more traditional methods of making maple syrup more environmentally and community friendly that the new, lower cost ways? This is a brief overview of our take on the subject. Website: http://primalwoods.com/ Blog: http://primalwoods.com/blog/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalwoods/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_woods/

A brief walk-through of the process for making Pure Maple Syrup at Primal Woods. In some sense it's a step in the "way back" machine. Geri and I thank you for watching. Website: http://primalwoods.com/ Blog: http://primalwoods.com/blog/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalwoods/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_woods/

How-to adjust the Wood-Mizer LT40 Side Supports; important maintenance to maintaining square corners on cants and lumber. Website: http://primalwoods.com/ Blog: http://primalwoods.com/blog/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalwoods/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_woods/

A brief overview of the Alaskan Chainsaw Milling process. Primal Woods, LLC Hartford MI, USA Website: http://primalwoods.com/ Blog: http://primalwoods.com/blog/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalwoods/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_woods/

A walk-around of our recently completed Chicken Coop. The design for this coop is "the Walk-In" coop from "Building Chicken Coops for Dummies." 1st Edition https://amzn.to/2Xw9KYf Website: http://primalwoods.com/ Blog: http://primalwoods.com/blog/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalwoods/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_woods/

A behind-the-scenes look at how we at Primal Woods achieve continuous improvement of our products and services. Books mentioned: The Lean Startup by Eric Ries https://amzn.to/2WYRXsA The Toyota Product Development System by James M. Morgan and Jeffrey K. Liker https://amzn.to/2QZP0Ec The Toyota Way by Jeffrey K. Liker https://amzn.to/2WZcTj8 Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink https://amzn.to/2JxcfkE Website: http://primalwoods.com/ Shop: https://primalwoods.com/shop/ Blog: http://primalwoods.com/blog/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primalwoods/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primal_woods/