Just subscribed to magazine and joined forum. Had !urked in shadows a bit in the past. I have a 3/4 acre pond. Originally built as 1/2 acre pond in 2009 but leaked like a ... Rebuilt in 2014 and stocked in 2015. We are beekeepers which has guided us to use no pesticides/herbicides. We live on 83 acres of mostly woods. We have fruit trees. We collect maple sap when this screwy weather allows. Been called homesteaders and hipees but that's unfair. My hair won't grow like that anymore. 😀