Homesteading is a wonderful way to become self reliant. If you have a little bit of land, you can use it to grow the food that your family eats. It’s healthier, sustainable, and important for preparedness.
We started this journey in the hopes of getting away from all the chemicals that are in the food that we eat. My mom died of cancer, and she swore to her last day that it was from the preservatives and chemicals that are in modern-day food. I wanted better for my family!
We moved to a small farm (3.8 acres) and immediately started raising meat animals and gardening. Everything that we’ve done has been to reduce those nasty chemicals and preservatives. And to raise our own, healthy food.
I’m not going to tell you that you can be truly self reliant and grow and raise everything that your family eats on a very small lot. But I will tell you that it’s possible to do a lot in a relatively small space!
You just have to get creative, and do your research. I hope to be a big part of your research! In my menu at the top, there are more categories of what to read about. Make sure you check those out.
Homesteading is a journey, let’s take it together!
This is the year that I will start canning my own food. That is almost more of a goal than a mission statement. I’ve been saying that for a few years, but darn it, it’s time! We have lived on the farm for 2 years already, and although we’ve excelled in the animal department, my …
Homesteading is very challenging lifestyle, but it is so very rewarding. I have been so busy since moving to the homestead, but have learned so much about self reliance. I’ve also been able to raise so much food for my family! I’m not going to lie to you and tell you that it doesn’t have it’s drawbacks. Here …
Dark Homestead Secrets They Don’t Want You To Know Read More »
One of the things that I like to do at the end of the year is evaluate the past year and make plans for the next. I do this to see what worked this year, and what didn’t work. It’s great to use this opportunity to improve upon my big picture goals for the coming …
Homesteading is a very busy way of life. So is having a big family. I have 10 people living in the small house on my homestead. So, how do we do it? How can you win at homesteading when you have a big family? I’ll admit that my homestead is far from a well-oiled machine, …
Many homesteaders have big families. I have 10 people living in my house, ya’ll! Sometimes the budget is a little too tight, so we need to find cheap meals to feed us even when we feel broke. Here is a list (with links to recipes) of 21 cheap meals for big families. If you’re on …
With Thanksgiving fast approaching, I wanted to take few minutes to think about thankfulness on the homestead. While homesteading is hard work, it is very rewarding. There is so much to be thankful for! Here are some of the things I am thankful for. My Family. My family is so important to me. I have …
Growing your own food is a big venture that usually takes quite a lot of effort. So why do people do it? While I can’t answer for everyone, I know why we do it. We want to get to the point on our homestead that we are growing over half of our own food. While …
Grow your own food – 10 great reasons why you should! Read More »
We butchered our meat chickens a few months ago, and it’s taken me a little while to write this. You can read part one and part two here. I absolutely LOVED putting nearly 50 chickens in the freezer, but there were a few issues. Here are some more mistakes that we made, so that you …
How NOT to get started with meat chickens (pt. 3)! Read More »
I’ll admit it, I feel like a failure at homesteading sometimes. I’m sure the thought has crossed your mind a few times as well. Certainly you’ve had homestead fails too. Things don’t always go as planned. Sometimes life gets in the way. Sometimes weather thwarts your plans. Sometimes animals die. And that’s okay, it truly …
Self reliance is a true passion of mine. While I am not striving to be truly self sufficient (making my own clothes and everything, basically never shopping at the store), I do try to be as self reliant as I possibly can. Moving to a farm was a huge part of my plan. Right now, …
