Following the build

No finished business here yet, just the real process. Land, contractors, the first foundation, and everything in between, written down as it actually happens.

May 2026

The first apples

Small, mostly green, and not many of them, but the first fruit has shown up on trees that were bare a year ago.

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July 2026

Why we're building this in public

There's no cottage to show yet, no product to sell. So instead of waiting until something's finished, we're writing it down as it happens.

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