I’ve been reading Ben Falk’s The Resilient Farm and Homestead the past few weeks as I try to get a vision for how we can best steward this land. I like that it goes beyond permaculture concepts. It also talks about a practical implementation on a small scale. (His farm is 10 acres.)Â But when I…
Starting a new homestead but don’t know where to begin? You’re not the only one! It’s easy to be overwhelmed. This is a great reader question and I’m going to share the lessons I’ve learned about where to start homesteading. By God’s provision we were able to buy a beautiful 3 acre piece of land…
There comes a time in the life of every homesteader when you look at your breakfast plate and you see the homegrown eggs, the garden fresh vegetables, maybe the homegrown bacon, and you start to wonder what life would be like if you had a glass of raw milk from your own cow or goat…
I never really gave pasture management and rotational grazing any thought when we first started raising livestock. You just throw them in a pasture and they’ll eat. The grass will grow back and repeat, right? Same as a lawnmower. (Except you’re new mower doubles as fertilizer.) I’ve spent most of my life living in farm country,…
Years ago we made a plan for meat. Like many homesteaders, we desired to get to the place where we were no longer dependent on grocery stores to put meat on the table. Raising animals for your own meat is certainly enjoyable, creates satisfying work, is frugal, and causes a reverent attitude for the gift…
While I find it incredibly beneficial to keep homestead notes and maintain a homestead management binder, my favorite part of keeping records comes in the new year when I tally it all up and see just how much food we were able to grow for our family and how it compares financially to purchasing it….