Homesteading – Page 2 – 3rd Culture Living

Herding Ducks on a Pond

Have you ever: Neither have I, but man we sure gave it our best shot for hours on end. They would get sooo close, and then slip around the canoe, or even get on land and then split and head to the pond. Ahhhhh! However, the next day, when I am gone all day forContinue reading “Herding Ducks on a Pond”

Venison

Whoever is slothful will not roast his game, but the diligent man will get precious wealth. — Proverbs 12:27 ESV You know you live in the country, when you have neighbors and friends, who offer you their overflow of abundance, be it fresh garden produce, gallons of raw milk, Morel mushrooms, dozens of fresh eggs,Continue reading “Venison”

Frost Flowers

Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. Psalm 119:18 Our to-do list on our new homestead has yet to get shorter. I was pretty naïve to underestimate the time and difficulties involved to start a new lifestyle in our forties with four young children. In the midst ofContinue reading “Frost Flowers”

Homestead Update: 2024/11/25

New Bunnies, Processing Chickens, Pilgrim’s Progress, Mushrooms, and so much more. This has been quite a week! Baptism Acts 2:38 – And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the HolyContinue reading “Homestead Update: 2024/11/25”

Homestead Update 2024/11/05

Everyday is just like today… very full and completely unique from every other day! :o) We’ve been amazed at how full every day is, not just busy (though they are), but full. Our prayer continues to be that in the fullness (and busyness) of it all, that we would continue to be focused on Christ,Continue reading “Homestead Update 2024/11/05”

Homestead Update 2024/10/07

Life is certainly full on the homestead! We have been hoping to have a slower time to write, but everyday comes with its own unexpected blessings and challenges. Being close to the land does have its own adventurous possibilities. Instead of waiting for a down time, we are learning to rearrange our priorities to createContinue reading “Homestead Update 2024/10/07”

First Year #5: Marriage/Parenting, Church, …

Marriage, Parenting, Growing with God, etc. There is so much new in life that it would be easy to lose ourselves in endless work, while letting the investment into other important areas go. What is meant to help us draw near to God and to each other can easily become all consuming and bring separation.Continue reading “First Year #5: Marriage/Parenting, Church, …”

First Year #4: Floods, Pallets, Hospitality, Cooking/Schooling

The following are a few that have to do more with the past few weeks than the first year (from my starting with that intent as I started writing this post). However, they give some insights into the past year as well. Floods This past Saturday it rained, and rained, and rained. We have aContinue reading “First Year #4: Floods, Pallets, Hospitality, Cooking/Schooling”

First Year #3: Preparing the Garden

With so much native, freely growing food around us, it hardly seems necessary to plant a garden, but we’re excited to do so anyway. Not long after we moved, we trimmed a section of a field and covered it with an old, very large, billboard tarp to kill off the weeds, etc. below. That shouldContinue reading “First Year #3: Preparing the Garden”

First Year #2: Finding Free Food!!! (Foraging)

Finding FREE Food!!! (Foraging) Learning from our Chickens and Rabbits, we have been learning to find our own free food as well! (Who would have thought that it would come to this! :o) When we left our yard in Ohio we knew we would miss our developed gardens, producing mulberry trees, grape vines, apple trees,Continue reading “First Year #2: Finding Free Food!!! (Foraging)”