Some may ask, what is homesteading? So let's do a quick overview on the topic.
Homesteading is a lifestyle of self-sufficiency that emphasizes living independently and in harmony with the land. It can include:
- Growing and preserving your own food
- Providing your own electricity with solar, wind, or water
- Making your own fabric and clothing
- Cooking meals from scratch
- Producing minimal waste
- Planting a fruit/vegetable garden
- Keeping animals to produce meat
Now with any topic, there will be many different interpretations and definitions that people use but when I personally am discussing homesteading, this is the definition I am using.
Now that we have that quick lesson done, I want to discuss what my homesteading plan is. I am beginning with a 5 year plan and will be discussing each portion in more depth in a dedicated post on each topic. For today, I am just going through a general overview.
Over the next few years I would like to:
- Construct a horse barn
- Begin a raised garden bed and greenhouse
- Begin an animal rescue farm
- Provide a minimum of 75% of our household produce
- Construct a chicken coop
- Get hens for egg laying, personal use only
- Start a small orchard
I do hope these plans can be done in the time frame I have in mind but I know that this journey is unpredictable so the timeline may need to be altered as I progress.
If you are are a homesteader or have an interest in this topic, I would love to connect as this is a community I am just becoming familiar with and would love to make more connections.
Keep an eye out for the more detailed posts on each of my goals, coming soon!
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