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Our family now owns a farm in the making complete with an old farm house and fifteen acres. We have three children, ages 17, 10, and 2. Two of which are home schooled. Our extended family constists of 5 dogs, 5 cats, 3 rabits, 5 horses and 1 donkey. It was not always so. How did we get here? It started out with a love for horses. My eldest child at age 3 requested a horse. We thought this was a passing phase. We gave her a horse collection and thought that would be enough. At age 12, she read an article in the paper about an accomplish dressage rider in our area. We were able to make arangements for our eldest to become a working student. Again, we thought it would be enough. Our second child showed an interest in horses and became a student as well. We finally decided that we should make a commitment to children's interest and purchase their first horse. At this time, I was pregnant with our son. We still lived in town and sood realized that commuting twice a day to the country to feed and ride would get old rather quickly. We began a two year search for the perfect place for our hobby. This is comical because this would develop into not just a hobby but a new way of life. During our search, I became insterested in "organic living". Which to say the least is every expensive if you don't make it or grow it yourself. This is when the concept what we desired for our family changed. We began doing research on farm living. This is how I found your site, looking for information on goats. November of last year, we purchased our new home. It is a farm house built in 1948. It's a "fixer upper". In that time, we have gone from one horse to a mangerie with chickens and goats to come. We couldn't be happier. The only downside to our new way of life is money. With growing needs and the rise in everyday costs, I am actively searching for ways to have our farm make a little money just to cover operating costs. So if there is anyone out there who may have an idea let me know. I would love any suggestions. My skills include knitting, crocheting, sewing and painting. I thought about selling handcrafted items online but I don't know how to get started. |
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