Come on… we all have that one chore we keep pretending we’ll do “later.” 😅
Cleaning stalls?
Fixing fences?
Weeding the garden?
Organizing the feed room disaster zone?
What homestead chore are YOU avoiding today… and how long have you been avoiding it? 😂
There is a funny thing that happens when people hear the word frugal. Some picture someone washing and reusing paper towels, turning off lights like a detective hunting clues, or arguing over a five-cent coupon.
Frugality can get a bad reputation.
Some people confuse it with being cheap...
Let me paint you a picture. You step outside your back door. The sun is just coming up. There is a light chill in the air. You walk past a small garden bed, reach down, and pull out a few carrots. You collect a couple of eggs from your chickens. Maybe you grab some spinach on the way back in...
Let me guess. You planted something once, watered it faithfully, maybe even talked to it a little… and it still died. Frustrating, right?
Now here is the truth most beginners are not told. It might not have been you. It might have been your climate.
Gardening is not just about planting seeds...
Let me ask you something. Have you ever looked at your grocery bill and thought, how did it get this high? Or stood in the garden section of a store and wondered if you could grow some of that food yourself?
Maybe you have thought about raising a few chickens. Maybe you have imagined jars of...
We all came to self-sufficiency for different reasons… and we all do it a little differently. Some of us plan every planting date months ahead. Some would rather be in the barn with the animals. Others can’t resist filling just one more jar during canning season.
So let’s have some fun — what...