Exactly. All you can do is prepare as best you can.

We live in the nw corner so we're supposed to be getting over a foot. My sister lives by the shoreline and will barely be getting anything but they're supposed to be getting high winds. It really depends on your area.

Damn. Because otherwise yeah, I would say go for it. We have a pellet stove and that was going to be my next suggestion. I think you're doing well with the temperatures as you have them.

I don't turn the heat on if it's 40 or above and we just run the space heater during those days for a bit if we have to. Otherwise we do similar to you so I think you're on the right track.

Do you have a secondary heat source? With the size of your house might be worth it.

Oh, absolutely. My neighbors often comment on it because they don't quite understand and I'll explain it to them but it takes time. We have some native bee houses as well and it's been wonderful utilizing them plus more crops!

I hope so! And if people are interested in learning about it or want to start out, it would be good to have local connections.

That would be great! I'm in the NW corner and we raise some livestock plus garden/permaculture so would love a more local sub.

We live in totally different areas of the state so looks like that's a common way to tag them?

It looks like the one I saw in my yard. Same collar, everything.