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So you ask,
What does “Homestead” mean?

“The dwelling house and its adjoining land where a family resides.”
“Over the [last several] decades, the character of the term homesteading has emerged to include self-sufficient living in urban and suburban settings as well as on rural acreage.”

As modern day homesteaders, we aim to pursue a simpler lifestyle with the intent of living as self-sufficiently as possible. As beekeepers, our goal is to network with our fellow “beeks” and help “newbees” get a balanced and insightful introduction into the world of the bees. We aren’t professionals. Just simple people hoping to pass on what we’ve learned and share our successes and failures along the way.

Our homesteading journey began nearly a decade ago with a handful of baby chicks and a yearning to get back to the ways of our grandparents. Later that same year we welcomed the addition of 2 honeybee colonies and a small vegetable garden. We’ve grown a lot since then and we are still learning as we go. Each year, we strive to expand our Homestead in new ways with the ultimate goal of becoming more self-reliant.
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The Homestead Buzz
- Oh, What a Year…I am so sorry for the lack on content on this blog. I’m terrible at techy stuff, I’d much rather be outside or doing work with my hands. Sometimes I feel like I was born out of season, but thenContinue reading “Oh, What a Year…”
- 2021: A Year on the Homestead: Working on a BuildingFebruary 19, 2022 Like many farms and homesteads, we find that ours expands and changes little by little each year; we take baby steps toward our short-term and long-term goals. However, 2021 was a year of BIG changes for us.Continue reading “2021: A Year on the Homestead: Working on a Building”
- 2021: A Year on the Homestead, Garden EditionJanuary 14, 2022 If New Year’s resolutions have taught me anything, it’s to not set New Year’s resolutions. True, I set general goals for myself and re-evaluate my vision for the Homestead; but to me that is an ongoing processContinue reading “2021: A Year on the Homestead, Garden Edition”
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