Based on the positive reactions and advise from fellow-homesteaders Julie & Ian, we took the jump-of-faith and bought a mini-digger / -excavator on the Alibaba platform. Will arrive (hopefully) early Jan at our homestead/farm from China. When our son said' hopefully it isn't shit ...', my reaction was that shit is ok in a foodforest and on a farm, as long as it is good shit ...
Will make big difference digging swales, pathways and building fences.
Keep you posted.
