At any rate, if you're interested in eco-friendly homes, wildlife restoration, and such, you might find this article to your liking.
And here's just a bit more information about our efforts. We started erecting the home on April 1, 2004. We planted the first part of the prairie (9 acres) in spring 2006, along with 4 acres of trees (all native Indiana hardwoods, nut trees, and fruit trees). We'll plant another 17 acres of prairie and native Indiana hardwoods next spring. We have all sorts of wildlife now -- rabbits, deer, raccoons (who sit on the back deck and eat our cats' food --becoming the masked bandits they look like), coyotes, wood ducks, heron, and nesting bald eagles.
Who'd a thunk a city boy like me would have ever ended up here? Or that praire grass and trees and tractors and chain saws would be such a part of my life. I guess the only one is God -- who works in mysterious ways indeed!
Sunday blessings!
-- Brent
2 comments:
Congratulations on the article! Your house sounds wonderful. Hopefully it will lead others to look into eco-friendly homes.
It was a nice article, wasn't it? We've received a number of emails/calls about the house -- interested in its design and effeciencies. Pehaps you'll get a chance to visit someday if you're in the Indianapolis area.
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