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My mom's family survived the depression by living on her grandparents' farm; three adult children and their spouses and two grandchildren. Four of the eight adults stayed home and ran the farm, the other four held jobs in town and also worked the farm evenings and weekends. The grandchildren had chores too. It took all of them, and it wasn't easy, but they never missed a meal, a property tax payment or had their electricity shut off. Being self sufficient isn't free or easy.
Sounds like the Waltons!😄
YEEES
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My grandma always said you have to work within your means. She also always had a huge garden till she was 82 years old.
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@@randimochamer6284Lots of people 50 and up don't either. "Children are a map of their parents," regardless of age.
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Peed in your cereal bahahaha 😂
We live on a large farm and people are always asking "why don't you go on vacation?". Well you just can't leave gardens, lots of chickens, cows, and just stay gone a week. My family has been farming here on our land since 1942 and we love what we do and are happy to be home. Good time to stay home😉
My best friend from grade school through college grew up on the farm his family bought from Ethan Allen's brother in 1788. He now runs the farm and has never taken a vacation; neither did his parents.
Our daughter and I always look at each other schedules to plan everything! One of us needs to be here to handle things at home!
Yep, we have a farm and haven't gone on vacations! My vacations are in my fields!
Many people, especially in urban settings, have unrealistic expectations about rural life. Unless they are satisfied to live in a mud hut and poop in a hole in the woods, it still takes money. If nothing else, there is property tax, no matter where you live.
Very true, indeed.
They have revised pooping in the woods to a bucket with a swimming/pool noodle around the top for comfort! How realistic is that?🙄
If no one tells them otherwise, of course that's how they'll think. A lot of people who do this stuff are ridiculously smug about it. None of you were born knowing how to do any of this. Someone had to teach you. Your parents might have taught you how to sew or hunt but they forgot to teach you to be humble.
Remember how many people here and on similar channels are here to learn, not be judged or laughed at. The more people there are who know how to survive, the better YOUR chances of survival are too.
Texas here. Two hours from TexMex border. Securing our homestead. Recuperating from elbow surgery and preparing for knee replacement. Being conservative in our expenses. Stacking. Raising our animals. Building like minded community. Do the things. We're in our 70s.
Thanks Patara for being a truth teller.
Remember y'all to Pray, Plan, Prep
Prayers for Texas needed. Stay blessed
Respect. It’s hard work when you are young but when you are older that take some grit.
Prayers for healing on present surgery, and for all to go well on future surgery 🙏
Prayers for a speedy recovery
Prayers for healing 💜🙏
Just like how a whole lotta people thought buying chickens was cheaper when eggs went up. Ummmm, no, Ma'am. Wanna join your family or friends on a week-long vacation? Ummmm, no, Ma'am. Knock knock. Who's there? Reality. 😂😂
😂Stay cation.Our animals have kept us home for 11years.😂
@susanjacobs-nu4eg literally why I keep animals. My husband loves going on useless, stressful, vacations. Having animals means that SOMEONE has to stay home, so it may as well be me, who didn't want to go anyway. Husband and kids can go away to have their vacation, and I'll enjoy the very rare quiet.
And you actually have to buy food for chickens 😮 they don't get everything they need from the yard.
Happy Sunday, everyone! Focus on Jesus & your blessings today! Then get going on what needs done!
If you have a job right now, You are blessed. Don't throw that blessing away.
That is actually a dream. Everyone will be out for themselves. Communities are not like they use to be. Neighbors use to look after one another, helping one another. Not now it's about me, myself, and I.
Sadly true.😔
Sadly, this is so true about the quaint lil neighborhood that I moved into last year. There are only 2 people on my street that even go out of there way to say hello.
We share our garden / baked goodies with each other and I share my fresh eggs .
Most of my neighbors don't even come out of their homes and work in their yards ... they have lawn maintenance companies do it for them...
I just love being outside , working, enjoying nature and keeping my house clean and my yard well manicured.
Ive noticed that people have gotten lazy!
Years ago, we lost our electricity for 4 days, I wouldn't want to live that way, but I could. Lol
Went to get one thing at the grocery last night. Walked the aisles and came home with a lot of canned goods that we actually eat. Nothing that expires before August 2025. Almost out of pantry space. Will probably start expanding to "under bed" pantry! 😂 Can hardly wait to start the my spring garden.
Been canning everything the good Lord has blessed me with
My grandmother was left a widow pregnant with twins making her having a total of ten children to raise thankfully her husband’s brothers gave her piece of land and build her a small house and she had a garden and chickens and honey and cow for milk and hog and although it was hard she raised her. Children with a lot of hard work.
You are so right! After years at my job I was just laid off along with a bunch of other people (at a Aerospace Engineering Co in Houston Texas) last November they cut half of their workforce. I see ads out there for jobs but they aren’t actually hiring anyone.
They get tax credits if they say they’re hiring. It’s a ruse.
I see it all the time too. There’s no way all these places are actually hiring and not finding anyone to fill the roles
@@j7489 yeah, they are not hiring, I have been saying this since 2020
That’s part of government trying to make job numbers look better!!
They also want it to look like there is not enough people for the jobs. This way they can condone letting in all the illegal aliens.
In the 60’s and 70’s we called them communes. Some worked, most didn’t. It’s hard work!
That's an understatement. Hard word for most young people just to get along with each other..then theres the hard work to get things done
@@leslievoice1402Not getting along is a human problem, not just a young people problem.
Howdy from Alaska. Winter has arrived. Prepare for cold ice and snow. And wind, and and …..it could be rough.
I lived in a commune in the 70s, it was NOT Eutopia
I have had a homestead for 8 years now. I completely agree with what your saying. It cost money to fix up, build, and maintain repairs, animals and feed cost money, not to mention you still have property taxes to pay every year even if you own your own home. Not to mention making sure you have wood for winter is a year around job. Just having the minimum like garden, chickens, and a wood stove is a 24 hour a day, 7 day a week job and that's not including your in house duties like cooking, cleaning, laundry, etc. With Animals even when not physically doing the chores, you are on call because things constantly come up, that's just a part of life. I also have not been able to take a vacation for the last 8 years because taking care of animals is a 7 day/week job and things continuously come up that are not expected that take time and money. It takes a strong desire, determination, etc. to live like this, so you have to be extremely realistic about plans and expectations. And I personally wouldn't trade it for the world ;) :)
My grandma was a stay at home homesteader. My grandpa worked in the sawmills and worked his farm chores before and after work. They lived a frugal simple life and with his good income they really didn’t have “extras”. Homesteading is hard, back breaking work from sunup to sundown. And it’s expensive. They enjoyed life, though. It suited them. They lived in a community like the Mennonites but even with shared values, living together as a community is hard. Prior to that their people lived in a commune because it was cheaper for a group of new immigrants. Boy, that was very hard and I think it was better when everyone had their own farms. Too much togetherness on shared resources doesn’t really work for most people. Even people who value communal living. 🤷♀️
So much truth! Raising your own feed for livestock, figuring out how to feed yourself and your pets, managing to bring in enough from a garden (despite bad weather, heat waves, drought, flooding, early/late frosts, mean old tornado, etc.), providing your own water, electric, other fuels, canning, dehydrating, baking, feeding, watering, etc. ALL is dependent on quite a few variables. Some years are great. Some are disasters. For that matter, some months are great and some are disasters. An injury or illness that leaves you unable to manage, not selling enough soap or eggs to cover feed costs, your breeder stud dies suddenly or you lose a few does and/or kids/lambs ... so very much can go wrong. Even with a well, a septic, and decent solar power/battery backups, you are mostly subsistence farming without some sort of job/retirement income. Wise, wise advice!
I so admire your dedication,frankness, logic and intelligence. You are 1,000 % right! ❤
I heard the term "prepsteader" a while back! We are always checking that we are prepared but not off-grid until we have to.
Thanks, I like that😊
Love this! 💜 🙏
Love that term…that’s us! We strive every day to be a little more independent of this fragile system, but it takes a lot of time to get there!!
We live small on purpose, we could live smaller if needed. It works for us. We don't go without, but we also keep it real.
In the '60's we called that a commune...worked for awhile..
Israelis call them kibbutz. Very popular still today.
@@sillylilysallykaye4917 Yes I remember documentaries on how they changed desert into beautiful farmland. Still inspiring.
They still exist...
Great advice, Patara! I work at a college for a grant funded program. I'm guaranteed a job for another 4 years but year 5 is when we rewrite the grant and we are not guaranteed another 5 years. I'm trying to do the best I can to make it known to other departments that I want to stay at the college and I'm willing to work in any department. You have to constantly think about the future. I live for a good back up plan. I would love to have a homestead like yours but the reality is, I'm a single mom with no help. So, I do what I can with what I have and we still live a great life. But, if I win the lotto, you'll see my homestead on TH-cam for sure! Prayers to everyone reading this. Remember we are all experiencing hardship. It's what we do to overcome it that matters most.
All the best ❤
As much as I would like to retire, raise, and grow … I realize that I need my income to support building a homestead. It is nice to dream and know that if I lost my job, retirement is an option. And then get another job if I had to.
Morning everyone!
My husband and I are nearing ‘retirement’ age however we’ll keep working as long as we we’re able. We continue to prep , save and pay off any remaining debts-2 more years on the house. It’s a challenge here in Southern California but we do our best. Can’t move as we’re caring for my 103 year old daddy. We’re blessed, many more are suffering. Thanking God for what we have.
God bless you and your family as well as your subscribers.
Cheers from Southern California 🌴🇺🇸🌴
The grass always looks greener.
Last night i went grocery shopping and spent over $200 for what not that long ago would have been closer to $75.
Always loving the videos and the history. “I leave this rule for others when I’m dead, be always sure you’re right-then go ahead” David Crockett. (motto in War of 1812). Blessings and thank you!
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Patara thank you for bringing the reality check. This life is/can be hard, but so rewarding. You are a light in all this darkness.
Work while there’s work!
And don’t forget there will be unforeseen expenses! My very healthy husband just had a health scare that required an ambulance transfer, multiple CAT scans, and 2 nights in the hospital. Now that his health is stable, I’m very glad we have a good income and cash in the bank to cover the expenses! We also have a child with special needs, and I’m so grateful that we can afford what she needs. When you’re young you don’t think these things will happen, but they do! You need some money in the bank!
Dude! Same here. I did all kinds of study on animal husbandry and gardening and composting and all kinds of things and I was "ready". I was gonna build my own coop (and we did) and I was just as ready as I could be. Then when we finally got our land and home, the AC went out, the heater stopped working, the well pump wouldn't turn on , the roof had a leak -and that's just the regular homeowner problems! We started losing chickens to raccoons and kept making repairs on the coop and then the raccoons ripped a facia board off of my house and made a nest inside the roof. Lol. I was not prepared for these kinds of things. Turning grass laden soil into perfect growing medium is hard work and you need lots of amendments. My husband and I don't eat enough to make enough compost to amend the soil with. You have to BUY bunny/horse/cow poo. And a lot of it. Sometimes you can get it for free if you're lucky. It seems like people know the value of it these days and want to charge for it. My cat got into a fight and got an abscess. That was expensive to handle. Now I know how to handle it myself, but had to buy the supplies for that. SO MUCH MONEY. I'm not even going to mention the cost of animal feed these days.
It'll get easier...
@trishgels Yeah. It does. We're 5 years in now. The house has less problems now and I haven't lost a chicken in ages (knock on wood).
Thank you so much for saying this! I personally know someone who jumped the gun thinking it was so awesome and ended up on Homestead Rescue! Now they are doing fine but they almost starved!
Which episode? We watch it and laugh at how naive most of these people are.
@@monana8706If no one teaches people how to do things, it's no wonder they fail.
I’ll take wise over smart any day….thanks for all you do and the info and advice you give.
I love the different intros, the music and the animals. Blessings
You are 100% correct. Make a long term plan. I started by learning to can last year, this year I'm into gardening. A lot more troubleshooting and work into gardening, so I will spend another year on that. I plan on getting my 1st chickens in the spring. I'm taking it one skill at a time and hopefully if all goes well enough, I'll be able to retire at 60 and be a homesteader with a small pension. Lord willing.
Patara, I've said it before, but I'll say it again, you are such a voice of reason. I appreciate you trying to educate us on not only the joys (goat babies 😊) but also the practical aspects of homesteading. You are such a good friend. Blessings to you all.
Prepare for what fits your life, but Prepare and prep!😊
I am grateful I have been preparing because I got word that my company might be letting people go. I am happy I follow channels like yours.
Praying for you
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@@rachelneely9973 Thank you.
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You are dead on Patara ! I thank you for always speaking truth .. you are a loving patient Person .. woman , mother , daughter , wife🌹 I am 62 and I have been taking care of my mama for the last 7 years( dementia) but still a beautiful loving soul at 81🌹.. mom and I sold the house and moved up to my son and daughter in laws homestead about a year ago. Her parents also live here. We live in the middle of no where but we have chickens and fresh milk ect.. the grandparents and great grandparents don’t have huge animal responsibility’s .. the grandchildren and younger folk take care of that but.. we all have many responsibilities. We have no trash collection we load it up or compost . So my point is the most important thing is live in our means . Familys and small groups of community’s are live savers but money is always going out. New septic , new water filter on the wells.. up keep and barter and trade when possible.. but utilities, gas .. the land is owned with no payments but .. this is 3 families and 3 generations and individual homes to maintain. Money is vital. I have also seen people try to live together and that can get tricky even when you are family .. so I just wanted to say thank you for the clear and honest message 🌹❤️blessings to all
My mawmaw always did canning, freezing, quilting, that type stuff &she said we put stuff for when we don't have stuff. I just told my 14yo the same thing this morning.
I'm with you, I'm good doing without most things except my electricity.. I'm sorry I like my ac,(southerner) washing machine, refrigerator, the basics.. 😅
Dang don't pee in my Cheerios...😂😅
The younger folks need to listen to us older ones because 9 times out of 10, we have been there and done that and the majority of the time don't want to repeat it. My child when she was younger, she's now 40, I would tell her what was going to happen if she decided to do something, so I would let her learn the hard way by letting her do it. Then she would come to me later and ask me, how did you know, and I would tell her, been there, done that. We old folks might not know everything but most of us have common sense and knowledge of the past and don't want the younger generations to go through what we did. Yes, it might have been a different time, but things and people are still the same. Hard headedness and the I know better than you attitude will get a person in trouble faster than anything.
So true!!! ❤️
Sometimes, as now, I pause video and read all the comments first. You folks are a wealth of wisdom.
Thank You! For dispelling the "myth" that homesteading is "off grid" and Easy...I believe you that it's hard work and there are no breaks...this is why I can't do it...I get overwhelmed and I don't have anyone to help. However, I'm definitely able to do some of the things you advise. Appreciate you SO MUCH!
The persimmon thing was totally new to me, btw. I learn from you all the time.
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@Green 2Red2 I also do everything myself but realized my limitations. Sometimes the body just gives out. I do small things in 15 minute increments.
Had some extra roasts so im spending my sunday between church services canning 6 quarts of meat. Seems like much work for only 6 quarts but then i remember thats 6 meals for my family. Clean meals. Yep. Its worth the work. Thanks Patara for encouraging us to keep pushing on.
I planned my retirement for 5 years. Paid off home, cars, credit card. Have a retirement income and retirement investments. Right before I retired had to take out a loan because had to change out subfloor, home insurance skyrocketed, and investments went down in value among other things. I live a simple lifestyle, have a garden and fruit trees and bushes. I have neighbors who give me eggs and I have préps put away. But there’s always something that’s needed. The next thing is doubling my garden size this fall to get ready for spring. I also need to have 2 sides of my shed changed out- there’s always sonething that needs to be done. I’m a widow so it’s up to just me to see to all my things. I’m truly blessed to have great friends and family that help my out when needed.
Their is a reason that my great grandparents had many kids... it was to help with all the work on the farm:)
I love your animals. Just seeing them makes me smile. I agree with the advice that person gave, that it was making it look easier and better than it really is. It would be work, it would be hard and her view is unrealistic.
Great advice ma'am 👍 A lot of people have si little sense of reality. I'm a nurse, 48 year old and I'm physically worn out. My knees, hips, and back give out often. I am mulling over surgery and disability. But reality smacks me hard and I know I can't. But I pray and move in the Lords time. He's never failed me, but I do my best to do what I feel led to! Congratulations on all the goat babies!! Keep on keeping on!
Thank you so much Patara for sharing. I always wanted to live on a farm, have many animals and be “FREE”. Living in the countryside. Grew up in a city along the Ohio River. Went to school to be a Nurse instead of a Veterinarian. But I do my best and knowing that I can do more. But you face this reality daily so you walk the walk and share and we are blessed to have you. Have a blessed Sunday all ❤
Good morning everyone from NC
Excellent explanation...tho the grass may appear greener, it’s due to the animals contributions and you are responsible TO and FOR them 24-7, 365 or 366 days a year! Susan
I have been practicing being "hungry". Fasting for 14 to 18 hours. Don't panic if you don't eat on a hobbit schedule. Try it maybe. It is not as bad as it sounds. Stretch your food stores.
I agree. I started fasting for 14 hours a day in order to lose weight, after I tried all the diets. I returned to the classic foods of my great grandparents, with lots of meat, animal fat, and home grown vegetables. I lost 41 pounds in 6 months and rarely felt hungry.
Happy Sunday!
There is nothing related to farming that is cheap. Nothing.
Or easy.)
@Mochi-sn3ud That, my friend, is an understatement for sure!
Telling the truth about homesteading. It is a wonderful life, but the work never stops. Our whole life revolves around our animals and chores. We have been dedicated to this for 42 years and still need income to keep going. We love it and have learned how to barter well. Stay with it kids.
Thank God i work for a hospital as a sterile processor for a major hospital. We are the department that no one knows about, but is crrical for the doctors & techs to do anything! Without us the hospital would shut down! God bless!
Love these videos that are about 20 minutes: I use them as my exercise/walking time!
Told my husband “Patera’s on, I’m going to walk. I’ll be back when she’s done!”
I love persimmon bread. Yummy! That is what I make with them.
Went to Rural King yesterday and was very happy to find some items that I had been looking for. Continuing to prepare and pray
Good morning from Saskatchewan Canada!
I like to listen to your 'chats' clear through, when it's quiet in my home. This was another good talk, young lady! Thank you...🇺🇸 👍☕
Good morning from Alberta, Canada!
Winter coming this upcoming week.
Hoping your preps are in storage and we get through another winter 🥶
@@ricski64 We’re ready!
Hellooooo from St. Albert, Alberta!!! Ready for winter, freeze drying tons of soup!
@@sharonritchie6365 helllloooo from the ‘bridge
@@sharonritchie6365 is your freeze dryer HARVEST RIGHT ? How time consuming is maintenance? Been considering getting a unit just concerned about upkeep.
Watching your videos is one of the high points of the day! Spent the day screening out the "biochar" from 2 years worth of fireplace ashes and distributing it throughout the garden. Another chore scratched off the list!
I admire your devotion. My spouse and I are seniors and work part-time till not sure for how long.
One day at a time, moving way slower but still moving, prepping and working part time as well. Hang in there😊
I’m a senior waiting on my first SS check. I lost my job recently and have been trying to find another one. It’s not easy. SS alone is not enough to live, even frugally
Mornin' lady. Hope it's a good one. God bless your family and day.
I am retiring next month, I waited a extra year. No bills but mortgage and the payment is less than I can rent for anywhere in my state. If it work it does, if it doesn't-it doesn't, handle what comes-life is too short to live in fear.
We sometimes get deeply discounted groceries from the store that our dad works at, "for the chickens", but we sometimes save it for ourselves, and the freezers are fit to burst.
Good morning and happy Sunday to all❤
Patera, I just love you. You have truly nailed it, like always. I feel that the $$ in our world has changed in value and it's a not recognized yet. The barter system may be closer than we think
Everyone has time and talent.
From scratch, home cooking alone can be exhausting.. it's expensive & raising animals even more so.
It’s cheaper and healthier to cook from scratch.
It’s probably exhausting because eating already prepared food has affected your health in ways you don’t even know and it’s way cheaper to cook from scratch if you know how to shop correctly.
If you are cooking from scratch, it is definitely cheaper. It can be tiresome cooking from scratch in the beginning but you start to learn ways of making it faster...for example when you make lasagna make two but don't bake the one instead put it in the freezer. You can do that with a lot of food like meatballs, meat loaf, soups, stuffed peppers, and so on. I even do big batch cookies and freeze for quick homemade cookies.
I just did a persimmon reading in Middle Tennessee and got all spoons !
My family works outside of our home and farming. It’s expensive to buy everything from canning jars and lids, seeds plus supplementing your animals feed including Veterinary Bills. I crochet and sew 🧵. I would suggest keeping your jobs with insurance in case of sickness or accidents. Prayers
Aww. Love how you handled the egg situation. Great idea.
Hello everyone and God bless!
I love and anticipate your videos whatever the content! Stay safe Patara and family! God bless you.
Even though I don't yet live in the country, I like listening to some of your videos for the realistic perspective of showing the hard work it actually takes to put in that I used to not realize. I like the idea of prep-steading. Right now I'm just working on being able to move out of the city away from the chaos and to atleast have some chickens when I do and a goat for milk. Hopefully in a year.
I pray you're able to get far away from the city as quickly as possible, & I pray God helps you find a way🙏
Agree. If you have the funds go for it. If you are looking for a group to share the costs and work, raising kids together.....ummm.... I know people in my area that tried it. Sounded good until reality of the situation hit home... then they ended up with a group of Kens and Karen's who were monitoring and running everything from who did the work,.what happened with the food raised, what everyone ate, and even not.letting kids be kids.... think very carefully before doing something like that.
You need a lot of money to run a hobby farm. Let's face it, if you aren't making a living from it, it is a hobby. Prepping or not.
A tractor, implements, truck, tools, fencing, feed, vet bills, bedding, maintenance and repair costs, etc. Heck, it's a lot of money just setting up raised beds for gardening. Mortgage (have you seen land prices...)?
All those animals need care and feeding daily. That's every day, rain or shine, 100 degrees or 10 below.
It ain't easy.
Hi Patara! Southeast Michigan here…👋🏻😄
Thank you for your wisdom Patara.
Yes, I daydream about living in a rural area yet that's not a true reality I could do.
I use to take my children up to NC every summer, rent a cabin, $150/wk, impossible now.
Making some elderberry syrup today.
God bless you.
I am in North Carolina. Many companies are laying off. Some companies are bankrupt. I lived through recession in the 70's and 80's. This is worse. I'm now on Social Security. I know how to live frugally. Life experiences have taught me a lot. So did my grandparents and great grandparents. I also taught my children. Life cycles.
Good Sunday morning to you, Patara!🥰
Good Morning, God Bless you your family 💫♥️💫😎💫
Good morning. Excellent and true full video
Yes, started canning and dehydrating last summer and getting started definitely costs.
Morning to all ❤️
Ive worked retail for 31 years ( for the same company) Things are worse than people realize.
Yesterday I had a sale at my home with Homemeade baked goods ,soaps , lotions, jellies.... It was a rough day. I made a little. Not nearly enough to quit my job. Lol
Thank goodness I still have my job.
You’re in Weeki Wachee? We are neighbors if you are! S
@@danorshaw5035 yes I am. Lived here for almost 7 years.
Love you too Patera!! Glad you’re having a great day. Can’t wait to see those darlin’ goat babies!!!
I love that he sent you a tripod. So thoughtful!
We have a small homestead, and my husband works out of town Monday - Thursday. I take care of everything while he is gone. It truly is a lifestyle and there is always work to be done!
I’m backwards on selling eggs also. I stop selling them and now I’m dehydrating them for myself.
Can't you scramble and freeze them...and add a touch of milk when defrosted?
Back in the Ophra Winfrey heyday, a lot of people quit thier jobs to do something they loved or wanted to do. Many regretted that decision in the end. This is not to say dont do what you want to do. But it is a Martha Stewart good thing to have 4 walls, be able to afford things to be able to do what you want, have some health insurrance, and a retire end plan. When what you want to do can support you, then decide how and when to make the paycheck job your side hustle.
Well said, these people need to know the real work that has to happen to live the true homestead life. Peace and Blessings to all.
You hit the nail on the head, and perfect timing!
I've always loved to work. And having animals times past have brought great joy to my life. And that fresh corn and greenbeans out of the garden is the way to go. I don't understand why all those things aren't popular nowadays. Day by day is the best way...Love you girl...
Not popular cause you have to work for it. Folks these days want everything yesterday.
😂 work load on a homestead isn't for the faint of heart. Get a kick out of ppl thinking they can start a homestead that's profitable. It's not easy.