Path to Homestead Part 3 (House and Barn Stuff)

Part 3 of the Path to Homestead series has been split between the housework in this post and the food-related work in last week’s post. While I was writing this post, it was clear that there was a lot of content to be covered. Though this trip was the most relaxing and fun so far,Continue reading “Path to Homestead Part 3 (House and Barn Stuff)”

Path to Homestead Part 3 (Garden and Harvest Stuff)

This first post is both for my own reference and to chronicle the thought processes, events, choices made, and lessons learned while developing our garden and livestock. The next post in a week will detail the home and barns. There are a million ways to plant crops from raised beds and direct sowing to aquaponics.Continue reading “Path to Homestead Part 3 (Garden and Harvest Stuff)”

Living the Dream

While in the Military, we would use phrases to express the overwhelming nature of certain missions or roles that we served. When times were intensely dis-pleasant, we would say things like “embrace the suck” to express the need to soldier on through to accomplish the mission. When leadership would hear this term, however, it wasContinue reading “Living the Dream”