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    Nowhere near self sufficient

    Thank you all for the warm welcome! When my husband and I first bought this place, he was very straightforward "we will not have goats." And I completely agreed for years. They can be ..a handful. 😂 My grandparents used to have them & they had a habit of eating everyone's clothes, while they...
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    Healing Herbs And Spices You Can Grow In Your Garden

    Hi, newb here, but I am in Zone 5 and we are able to keep a tropical hibiscus in the house thru winter each year (though its getting a bit big, tbh). We just keep a full spectrum bulb on it for a few hours in the evening and have it on the S-E corner of the house where it gets only indirect...
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    Nowhere near self sufficient

    Hi all, so as the title says, we are not even close to self sufficient around here, and thats ok. I learned years ago that spending all our time, energy, and money on some elusive goal of self-sufficiency is not realistic for our overall happiness. Tried that, and didn't particularly love it...
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