It started with seven acres and a tiny house.
In 2021 Ilya bought seven-plus acres outside Peggys Cove to build a tiny house on. It took about one season to learn that land on its own is not much use — not if you want the dog running loose, or the chickens still there in the morning. Coyotes settle that question quickly.
What settles it back is a fence, and for the length rural lots need, field fence is the only thing that pencils out. We built our own, then kept going. Three seasons later it is still the two of us: Ilya on the quotes and the pounder, Mark when a run needs a second set of hands.


