I began homesteading in 2020 after living on a working farm for over 28 years! My husband, Rick, was the farmer and I worked “in town” helping support the farm and family. The urge to cultivate fresh food (due in part to going through cancer treatment in 2017) prompted me to investigate this thing called “modern homesteading.” What began as an experimental garden grew into the renovation of a cattle lot we rarely used. We removed old fencing, lots of limestone rock, a few trees, and then tilled a proper garden space! Over the winter we added fencing to deter wildlife from enjoying our veggies.
In the farm shop, my husband and I built a chicken coop reusing materials stashed around the farm. When finished, Rick moved it to a spot near the new garden using his tractor and bale fork. We then set to work building an impenetrable chicken run where my new chick friends needn’t worry about predators!
Water and electric lines were trenched out to my new domain completing the infrastructure.
And so it began.
The homestead grows as I gain confidence and identify new opportunities. Skills learned building the chicken coop translated to building a chicken tractor this month and I’m awaiting the delivery of 30 Cornish cross chicks from Murray McMurray Hatchery. I’ve never butchered a chicken, but I’ll learn and acquire yet another new skill.
Welcome to my happy place!
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