homestead journey
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🌿 1. The Truth About Starting a Homestead With Nothing
When we first started our homestead, we didn’t have land, money, or experience.We had a backyard… and a wild idea.That’s it.And honestly? That’s more than enough.Most people think homesteading requires acres of land, barns, and thousands of dollars. But the truth is, modern homesteading starts small—sometimes REALLY small.We started with chickens.Not a full flock. Just… Continue reading
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📝 Homemade Potato Chips From Scratch (Real Life, Not Perfect)
There’s something about making food from scratch that just feels different. Not perfect.Not always pretty.But real. Today we made homemade potato chips in our kitchen, and I’ll be honest — they weren’t all evenly cooked, some browned faster than others… but they were crispy, salty, and completely ours. And moments like this? That’s why I’m… Continue reading
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sheet pan pancakes
🥞 Sheet Pan Pancakes Mornings in our house used to look like me standing over the stove flipping pancakes while everyone else waited… and waited… and asked if they were done yet. Not anymore. This sheet pan pancake has completely changed our mornings. I can feed my whole family of five at once, everyone gets… Continue reading
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🦆 We’re Adding Ducks to Our Homestead
We didn’t exactly plan on getting ducks this soon… but here we are. As our homestead has been growing little by little—rabbits, chickens, and garden beds—it just felt like the next step. And honestly, I’m really excited about this one. 🌿 Why we decided to get ducks I started looking into ducks after hearing how… Continue reading