Wow! I've been bursting at the seems about this one for over a week, but I wanted to wait until I had pictures! My Dad and Step-Mom bought 10 acres in Northeast San Diego county (at the foot of Palomar Mountain, for those of you who know the area) and are planning to build their retirement home and several guest cottages for the kids and grandkids to stay in. It's only 30 minutes from my house yet seems a world away. Ten acres is big!
Here is the front gate of the property, it was formerly occupied by followers of an eastern philosophy/religion who raised sacred cows on the property and made organic snack bars to fund their way of live (believe me, they didn't have to sell many to fund it!)
I didn't get a good picture of the part of the property forested with oak trees, but it is simply amazing, those are peacocks rooting around underneath them, with my sister in the foreground:
My Dad hopes to have a small organic farm in this area. While there is a lot of work ahead, electricity and water (a well) is in place, and the area gets good solid rainfall. This is my other sister, both are teenagers and are a little reserved about this adventure, but are being good sports:
Anyone have advice, been through this process before (building from scratch)? I'm so excited, I haven't seen my parents this excited in a while! I'm going to do everything I can to help this dream along!
Here is the front gate of the property, it was formerly occupied by followers of an eastern philosophy/religion who raised sacred cows on the property and made organic snack bars to fund their way of live (believe me, they didn't have to sell many to fund it!)
I didn't get a good picture of the part of the property forested with oak trees, but it is simply amazing, those are peacocks rooting around underneath them, with my sister in the foreground:
My Dad hopes to have a small organic farm in this area. While there is a lot of work ahead, electricity and water (a well) is in place, and the area gets good solid rainfall. This is my other sister, both are teenagers and are a little reserved about this adventure, but are being good sports:
Anyone have advice, been through this process before (building from scratch)? I'm so excited, I haven't seen my parents this excited in a while! I'm going to do everything I can to help this dream along!