Ponds

Grant Phillips, Soil Conservation Technician with the National Resources Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, came out today to give us counsel on Ponds for our Little Farm. He had funky GPS Equipment which helped with the details of Pond Construction. It was amazing to watch.

We now have little Pink Flags which give us a notion as to the Pond (site of Dam, Spillways, Water Levels) on the Eastern Side of the Property. He'll be back soon to site in the 2nd Pond. We are excited. We are not sure how all the details will come together, including Money. We will surely find a way. If this Little Farm is supposed to have Pond/s, the way will be clear; it may not happen as fast as we would like, but it will happen if it is supposed to. How can you have a Farm without having Pond/s?

We surely did appreciate his expertise, time, thoughts and attention to our myriad of Questions. The whole experience was reminiscent of the many experiences that Richard had in designing Wetlands in the North Country. While it is different here, somehow it was as if we had been there before.

Melanie and I wondered how the Old Timers built Ponds in days gone by, without the Technology and the Big Earth Moving Equipment. Now, I can imagine we would find some Stories there.