CRAVING SPACE
I think, there is something inside each of us that wants a little piece of paradise.
Aren’t we all trying to build our own little sanctuary?
When you own some land your ‘getaway’ doesn’t need to happen twice a year on vacation. With a homestead, you can come home every day to a peaceful refuge that melts away the stress.
IT DOESN’T TAKE MUCH
I can’t explain it – I NEED time outdoors. The soil in my hands, the sun on my face, the moving air.
It is my escape.
RAISING FOOD
Homesteaders are not just consumers, we are producers
Like the pioneers who traveled over this vast land in covered wagons, I render lard, home-can food for winter, and churn butter.
I am a contributor.
BACK TO THE LAND
HOW MUCH SPACE?
We’ve been raising most of our food for years. This includes produce (gardens), eggs (chickens), meat, and dairy.
When we listed our current homestead for sale DH and I had a bit of a disagreement on the lay of the land.
Our realtor needed to know the design of our 23 1/2 acres. How many acres are wooded? How many are cleared? How many are tillable?
I thought we had about 6 acres of open land. DH thought we had 4.
We turned to google maps to settle the dispute.
After carefully selecting all the open acreage on our farm and calculating the total, we were both surprised.
3 & 1/2
THREE AND A HALF ACRES…
THAT’S IT
We have a home, yard, 3 barns, 4 run-ins, 4 pastures, 2 gardens, keep cattle, rabbits, and chickens ALL ON 3 & 1/2 ACRES! The remainder of our property is wooded.
This was actually sorta comforting since our new homestead is much smaller than where we currently live.
It should also be reassuring to anyone interested in homesteading on a small plot. It doesn’t take much.
LESS IS MORE
Many homesteading activities do not require land at all.
Sewing, spinning wool, making soaps, candle-making, woodworking, and many other production opportunities happen in homes or buildings.
GO BIG OR GO HOME
Of course, if you can afford it, buy more land! You’ll love the space, privacy, and peace.
