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Comment on: Topic 'Review of Assessments': what's striking me about your situation... you have the opportunity to really focus better than some of the rest of us. Your options are blissfully limited. I have learned the hard way how messy and non-productive life gets when I try to grow too many different things. Multitasking means not really doing anything very well. You can pick the few best suited to your situation (native berries!) and do the hell out of 'em. And not feel guilty about not growing watermelon or spinning yarn from your own sheep. That said, the hoop house seems like a good addition. Wisconsin gardeners make use of them very well. But I have yet to successfully assemble my low hoop house without at least one failure over the winter. Snow collapses it. Wind gets under the plastic and rips it off. You get the point. Research the designs and overbuild. Anchoring your plastic with rocks will NOT work. Trust me. Use the metal conduit for the hoops, not flexible pvc. I love the pics of the hemlock forests and bogs. Believe it or not, there are areas of Northern Wisconsin and the UP of Michigan that look like that. The bogs especially. Hey one more thing... Why ducks? Would guinea hens be an option there? Fantastic bug eaters...…; Added by Jennifer Thompson to Perma-Curious at 11:23pm on December 3, 2012

Video: Winter Greenhouse Farming: f-acre in size, near Portland, Oregon. As a result, he has been able to extend the growing season, and bring earlier to the local Portland Farmers Market food (like cherries) that traditionally are still out of season here. From Food Farmer Earth http://www.youtube.com/user/foodfarmerearth?feature=watch…; Added by HOMEGROWN.org at 1:17pm on May 2, 2012

Photo: Chicken Winter Home: it. There is a small coop in here with nest boxes and perches, along with a hanging feeder and water fountain and heater.…; Added by Rick Nichols at 9:17pm on June 17, 2013