We decided to make our fence with metal T-posts, even though we prefer the look/eco factor of cedar posts. Every time we find a local supplier, they can't provide us with posts long enough to make a fence tall enough to keep out the deer. Or they can, but it will be several months of waiting. The t-posts should last long enough to justify the "where on the planet did these come from??" factor... I hope. We are at least going to buy the materials from a local business, instead of Lowes or Home Depot, even though it will cost a little more.
The number one thing that I'm worried about right now is how to keep our dogs within this fence, but also keep them out of the veggie beds. We will have to put up additional little fences around the beds. Part of the fenced-in area will be wooded, I'm hoping the dogs learn to poop in the woods and not anywhere near our food. But between the fence and the dogs, our predator problems should be zero. I'm hoping to get about ten chickens as soon as it warms up a bit, and we figure out how to get the chicken coop out to the field (maybe the tractor front loader can carry it somehow?).
This TED talk is about an ecological way to raise fish for human consumption. It talks about a system in Spain, which is great inspiration and encouragement for how we plan on raising our own fish (and all of our other livestock). The fish taste amazing, the local wildlife are thriving, there are zero inputs into the system, and the only outputs are delicious fish and clean water (which drains into the Atlantic).
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