Humble Beginnings
My First Homestead Blog {
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I've been a homeschool blogger for several months now, but have just signed on to the homestead blogger. My husband and I are trying to live the way God intended us to live: debt free, as independent as possible and as self-sustaining as possible. We're trying to do that. I started my first garden last year (I mean a very small garden) and grew a few batches of tomatoes, some peppers and some very nasty, bitter cucumbers. The onions turned out really well. I'm hoping to have a much better and bigger garden this year - hopefully starting from seeds this year. I bought several types of open-pollinated seeds last year and hope to plant them this year. I started too late last year. We're in Texas so our winters are mild and our summers are murderously hot. But, we'll try again this year. About a year ago we purchased 1.5 acres of land out in the Hill Country. It's 65 feet of beautiful red/brown dirt. The neighbors have pecan orchards, huge pear trees and gardens that give a good bounty. There are also many vineyards in that part of the Hill Country, so I know the soil must be absolutely wonderful. We'd like to move out there in the next year or so and hopefully plant a much larger garden. The land we live on now has nothing but rocks and makes gardening difficult. I grew our garden in containers this year and will probably do the same again (until we move). We're also hoping to build our house on our own. My hubby scavenged (is that a word?) from a new subdivision going up down the road from us. He asked for permission to get the lumber they weren't going to use and he was told that as long as it had nails and was in the trash piles, he could take it. So, he did. Now, we have piles of 2x6 and 2x4 boards under our house and stacked under tarps around the house. I'd say we have enough to build a small cabin. We were even able to purchase HUGE windows from Lowe's for $500 (they were specially ordered for 2x6 framing but the person who ordered them made a mistake as they were supposed to be for 2x4 framing). Anyway, we now have 7 windows (at a much reduced rate than they were originally priced). We also have 2 old-fashioned claw foot tubs that we can use in the new house. The only thing we're lacking is a septic, well and power. Other than that we could probably build out there. As I said, we're trying to be homesteaders. It's a slow process, but we're getting there. I'd love any suggestions from others in the homestead community. I'm open to just about anything I can do to help us get there sooner. We also homeschool our two children. We are truly blessed people and look forward to the day when we can be self-sufficient!! { Post a Comment } { Last Page } { Page 129 of 129 } { Next Page } |
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