In what felt like the snap of my fingers I went from living a completely city-bound life to dreaming of self-sufficiency in the country. The 2020 pandemic changed everything in my life. It slowed me down, helped me see what mattered and introduced me to the simple joy of truly being present and making food […]
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Everyone says owning chickens is easy, and for the most part it is relatively easy. They’re fairly low maintenance, but still require work just like any pet. When we moved to the country, we knew we wanted to get chickens. While my husband had experience with chickens growing up, he wasn’t old enough to truly
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Working at any job – chickens and gardening can provide a sense of going back to the essence of real life. From my perspective of working in Corporate America, having our homestead and sustainable living environment is important to the soul. It’s what keeps us grounded in a fast-moving digital world. EBITDA or EGGS? All
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Most of our mornings begin the same way now: coffee in hand, kids running around asking a dozen questions before breakfast, and me stepping outside to see what changed in the garden overnight. I never expected this simple ritual to root itself so deeply into our daily lives. But once you start gardening, you quickly
