Giant Gophers Attack Permaculture Group!

We rented the excavator again and dug 71 (!!!) tree holes and two troughs for bamboo.  Super Ross was at the controls again (I think he wants one of these for his b-day) and is getting pretty danged good at intricate maneuvers.  I watch him and I can see him mastering nuanced muscle memory more with every hole installed--he would probably be operating the thing as easily as other people drive cars with a few more days under his belt.

But fortunately, we'll be pretty much done with gas-powered machinery soon on the farm. 

We've made an effort to use smarter field tools.  Our chainsaw and string-trimmer both operate on battery.  AND, we use ultra-nice hand-tools because that's what I like to spend 'disposable' income on.    

So, we'll be planting what trees we can acquire within the next weeks, but many holes will sit vacant until January, when the rest of our desired trees are available.