Faith Farm

Where to start-Part 4

{ 07:30, Thursday, October 9, 2008 } { Posted in Preparedness } { 0 comments } { Link }

The first year will be an interesting one. It doesn't matter if you are starting from scratch or moving into an existing structure. Transforming it into the homestead you want just takes work. The entire first year will be dedicated to obtaining three main goals. Safe, warm and dry. This goes for your family residence and your livestock. I include livestock because in a true independent lifestyle your animals play a vital role in it. Regardless of if it is eggs from your chickens, milk from your goat/cow, or meat from your rabbits...whatever your choice may be there ability to flourish and maintain good health is key to your success and possible future income or bartering sources. In all things that you do the first year it is important to keep it simple. Cover your basic needs and then improve on them once those needs are met. Unless you have an unlimited supply of income-which most don't-doing it this away will allow you to obtain the safe, warm and dry goals. If you start out too big in anything you do the odds of failure increase. By keeping it simple in small steps, improving and growing as you go along, it will allow you to learn and mistakes (that you will make) won't be so hard to overcome. I personally find it very hard to imagine that what you think in the beginning of this journey won't change and adapt as you go along. Your beginning plans, layouts, ect will be useful as a guide but must be fluid enough to change with new wisdom and experience. Be ready to accept failures and learn to accept change. When I started this I was really uncomfortable with both. I was one of "those" people who did not like to fail at anything and changing from "the plan" was extremely hard for me. I got over it-LOL. So for all of you out there who like control and order be advised now-LOL. There are some things out there that are just beyond your control. Like the weather, price of building materials, illness, injury, income loss,rock, mud, insects, varmits, broken equipment, exhaustion....the list goes on and on. You can only do what you can do. But I will tell you when it's all said and done you will have a new found trust and appreciation for how great our Lord is to us. I can't imagine doing any of this without that peace and strength. I think that one of the greatest lessons I have learned in this is the ability to accept what I cannot change. I've learned to be fine with "Well, that didn't work--Ok--let's try it this away". And the day goes on. For some of you that lesson may already be learned-Good for you! Your starting out one big step ahead. Just don't let your lack of knowledge in an area stop you from obtaining your goals. When I say I knew nothing about nothing-I really mean it. Thank God there is other people out there that have already done it and took the time to put it in a book or are willing to show someone else how to do it! I hope one day to be a Blessing to someone else the way so many have Blessed me. >faithfarm
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