I'm sure that after my last post, many of you are thinking that I don't want to work. Nothing could be further from the truth. I'm actually a very hard worker and am usually working despite being in severe pain. I have to. Nobody else will! Whenever I move to the homestead, when I can afford it, I still intend to work hard, harder than ever. Not only do I believe I can do it, I'm looking forward to it!
Homesteading is hard, often grueling, work. There are risks, there are just as many benefits. My family will eat nothing but fresh, organic food part of the year and carefully, lovingly canned food the rest. They won't have a choice. I'd also like to have a greenhouse, if possible. But that's in the future. Right now, I'm trying to figure out exactly what we need, the absolute necessities.
I've been spending all day gathering supplies and doing research. I wish we could find someone who actually does this to talk to in person. That would be a big help! Maybe he/she could show us a few things. The organic store in town has a few shops about self-sustainability, I wonder if I could attend. I'll have to find out. I hope my family would be interested, as well. That would be perfect!