Opportunities
“Oh,” a friend moaned when I mentioned I had a garden, “I could never have a garden … I just can’t deal with all the weeds!”
One of my favorite articles on managing a homestead is this one: Nature’s Pace
There are no wastes on a sustainable farm, only opportunities.
So … what do you have an abundance of on your property? How can you turn this into an opportunity?
Well, *I* have an abundance of weeds, which is why I chose rabbits. Since I wanted to learn to spin, angora rabbits. Not only are they cute and quiet, they eat weeds, and give me fur, entertainment, and fantastic compost without stinking up the place.
But the weeds give me other opportunities. Shredded weeds can be dried and used for mulching my garden, saving money on buying mulch. Some of these weeds, I find out, are edible. And for the part of the yard that’s too much for bunnies to eat or for me to use for mulch, the weeds provide employment for the teenage boys who mow our yard during the summer. 
Even something as awful as weeds can be a good thing.
