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Straight Creek Valley Farm
Straight Creek Valley Farm
Georgetown, Ohio
Welcome to Straight Creek Valley Farm, 63 acres of beautiful creek
bottom land, purchased by husband and wife,Greg Cole and Christine
Tailer, in the spring of 2003. The farm lies three miles north of the Ohio
River in South central Ohio, about 50 miles, as the crow flies, southeast
of Cincinnati. In August of 2007, Greg and Christine placed their city
house on the market and moved out to the farm, living off of the grid
and learning to love an entirely new lifestyle.
Georgetown, Ohio
Welcome to Straight Creek Valley Farm, 63 acres of beautiful creek
bottom land, purchased by husband and wife,Greg Cole and Christine
Tailer, in the spring of 2003. The farm lies three miles north of the Ohio
River in South central Ohio, about 50 miles, as the crow flies, southeast
of Cincinnati. In August of 2007, Greg and Christine placed their city
house on the market and moved out to the farm, living off of the grid
and learning to love an entirely new lifestyle.
1. We have built an off the grid cabin, heated by a wood stove and
powered by two solar panels . We designed the energy system after
tracking the valley's weather with a weather station.
2. We have built a windmill tower that hosts a 400 watt windmill to
backup the solar power, assuming that the wind blows.
backup the solar power, assuming that the wind blows.
3. We built and lived with the most beautiful outhouse in the county for
over one year, before we finished up the septic system.
over one year, before we finished up the septic system.
5. We have learned to cook in a solar oven and over a stone encircled
camp file.
camp file.
6. We have learned, and are still learning, to plant a quarter acre
garden that the neighboring wild life frequent regularly.
garden that the neighboring wild life frequent regularly.
7. We have planted an apple orchard and small vineyard, and in the
summer of 2008 harvested our first fruit.
summer of 2008 harvested our first fruit.
8. We have learned how to plant and harvest nine acres of field corn,
and have put in our first winter wheat and have planted our first crop of
soy beans, all under the guidance of our farmer neighbor. We even
procured an alcohol still and registered it with the Federal Bureau of
Tobacco, Alcohol and Firearms so that we can produce fuel with
which to run our farm equipment.
and have put in our first winter wheat and have planted our first crop of
soy beans, all under the guidance of our farmer neighbor. We even
procured an alcohol still and registered it with the Federal Bureau of
Tobacco, Alcohol and Firearms so that we can produce fuel with
which to run our farm equipment.
9. We now have eight bee hives and have learned to harvest honey,
but there was nothing quite like our first honey harvest. We built a
sugar shed so that we need not get the cabin all stuck up with the
harvesting process.
but there was nothing quite like our first honey harvest. We built a
sugar shed so that we need not get the cabin all stuck up with the
harvesting process.
10. We have learned to identify sugar maple trees, collect their sap
and boil it down into maple syrup over an outdoor fire.
and boil it down into maple syrup over an outdoor fire.
11. We have harvested our first black walnuts and learned the hard
way what not to do.
way what not to do.
And there is so much more! Click on a topic above to follow our specific
adventures and be sure to visit our site often as we add to it.
adventures and be sure to visit our site often as we add to it.
4. We have built a 40' by 60' pole barn, with the help of our beloved
580D backhoe.
580D backhoe.
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