I want to thank everyone for all the nice emails. I just love to hear from everyone, especially the younger people who plan on becoming homesteaders after school. I think that is such a good choice and I don’t think you will ever be sorry. I know I’m not. I have been busy here on …

Hi, It’s a lot of work getting a productive homestead up and running, and I am the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker all in one. I now have a hog for meat. My younger son James and I are going to butcher it our selves. We want to make the sausage too, Also …

It’s good to take time off and enjoy what you have! Country life is good!! It’s so much fun in the country in the summer. That’s what it’s all about. It’s hard work to build a homestead-farm from the ground up, but I wouldn’t change it fore anything. I have been riding my new horse …

I have the care of my egg hens down really well! I get steady, good eggs from my hens with no problems. Now, I am ready to add dairy goats. I think it is important to master one skill before you move on to the next. especially if your looking for success. Nothing is worse …

I have been busy this spring on my cabin, finally passed my electrical inspection, Yes, yes, yes!! I feel like I need a mental and emotional vacation after that. Electrical has been the hardest part of building this cabin so far. Onward and upward now. Next is some sheet rock and more tile work. I …

I just love the sunny weather! I get so motivated to get the garden going. I never loose the desire to grow a garden, even though I am not that good yet. I am finding that gardening is definitely a skill. A skill worth developing. A friend of mine has goats and we will be …

When it’s cold and I am stuck in the house more than I like, I spend time thinking ahead. I am thinking garden, what I need to do to improve it a bit this year. I know I need taller fencing. The chicken wire doesn’t keep my hens out. They are very determined girls. I …

I like to say “Now is the time to Homestead”. A lot of people are thinking about being more independent and self sufficient in the economic climate we have today. I think that’s great. Sometimes it takes a jolt to waken our inner homesteader. It’s a nice direction to go in. I don’t think people …

Sitting here on my front porch looking out over my garden and pastures, I think about all the future projects I want to do. I have never felt so at home. That’s because I built this place. It’s my blood sweat and tears that made it all happen. I want to convey that feeling to …

Once you decide to live the simple life there is something you need to ponder. Here it is… There is a difference between pleasure and happiness. Pleasure is tricky and here’s why. A drug addict gets pleasure when he or she is doing the drug, but is definitely not happy trying to find more money …

Moving to the country and starting a homestead means we will be learning new skills. Develop a healthy sense of humor. I really mean that because it’s hard to do things you have never done before. Let me tell you from experience you don’t develop a new skill from one try. That’s where the sense …

Fall is in the air and we just finished the feed troff we had planned. We expect hay to be in short supply so we will feed grain and hay. We normally just feed hay. Ponies stay fat easy. I love that! We do feed minerals. Anyway it turned out so good. I hate the …

I have spent the last six weeks giving riding lessons ( for barter ) to my neighbors girls. What fun everyone has had. I hate to see it end, but the girls who I have been giving lessons to have to go back home to Michigan. This is the 2ND summer for the girls. Can’t …