Hi there! We are turning a wooded lot into a homestead.
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I'm Richard - Welcome to the website. At www.modernhomesteadingskills.org I hope to inspire, educate, motivate and have a little fun. I'm a DIY kind of guy with a big goal; to turn a wooded lot into a modern working homestead. I have some skills, learning more all the time. As I learn, I hope to document my failures and triumphs in hopes of educating and entertaining you. Back in 2014, I purchased a wooded, hilly lot in north Georgia with the goal of creating a homestead that I can retire to in a few years. Doing construction after work, on weekends and more than a few holidays, here we are today, an acre cleared, leveled, metal garage built, and nearing completion of stage one of my home, a straw bale cottage. Over my 50+ years, I have acquired many skills that I want to share. But keep in mind, there is always something new to learn with homesteading.
On this Home Page, let me break up the meaning of Modern...Homesteading...Skills to help explain what I mean.
First,
Homestead; as defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online =
1 a. the home and adjoining land occupied by a family,
Second,
Modern; as defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online =
2. involving recent techniques, methods, or ideas; and I would add... using electricity,
Third,
Skills: as defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online =
1 b. : dexterity or coordination especially in the execution of learned physical tasks
NOW...Why are you here? To read about our progress, learn about homesteading or just doing a little research?
Allow me to fill you in on what we have completed so far.
Metal garage 30 x 48 for vehicles, tools and equipment.
Phase one of three, cottage and utility room made of cob and straw bale.
Hundreds of feet of drive way, gravel and dirt.
Some landscaping.
Working on a food forest with blue berry bushes, apple trees, peach trees, thorn less black berries, daffodils, day lilies
Working on an herb garden.
Working on a partial in ground green house.
Built several hugelkuture beds,
Built a retaining pond,
and more. So, yes, been a little busy, but so much more to do.
***This website is a work in progress, so keep reading, but know that I would rather be on the homestead than working on a website. However, even this is learning by doing.
If you have an interest in:
growing your own healthy food,
building your own house,
raising rabbits,
cutting down trees,
building huglekulture beds,
earth tubes,
growing spouts in your house,
basic home electrical,
basic home plumbing,
basic auto mechanics,
cob floors,
making swales on your property,
basic firearms safety/ marksmanship,
home energy efficiency,
planting a food forest,
building a green house,
building a cold frame,
how to Reduce/Reuse/Recycle (RRR),
home budgeting,
improve your soil,
turning yard waste into better soil,
evaluating land for a homestead,
permaculture skills,
living healthier,
spouting,
and so much more...
then contact me at [email protected]
We are "learning by doing."
All my best to you,
Richard
On this Home Page, let me break up the meaning of Modern...Homesteading...Skills to help explain what I mean.
First,
Homestead; as defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online =
1 a. the home and adjoining land occupied by a family,
Second,
Modern; as defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online =
2. involving recent techniques, methods, or ideas; and I would add... using electricity,
Third,
Skills: as defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online =
1 b. : dexterity or coordination especially in the execution of learned physical tasks
NOW...Why are you here? To read about our progress, learn about homesteading or just doing a little research?
Allow me to fill you in on what we have completed so far.
Metal garage 30 x 48 for vehicles, tools and equipment.
Phase one of three, cottage and utility room made of cob and straw bale.
Hundreds of feet of drive way, gravel and dirt.
Some landscaping.
Working on a food forest with blue berry bushes, apple trees, peach trees, thorn less black berries, daffodils, day lilies
Working on an herb garden.
Working on a partial in ground green house.
Built several hugelkuture beds,
Built a retaining pond,
and more. So, yes, been a little busy, but so much more to do.
***This website is a work in progress, so keep reading, but know that I would rather be on the homestead than working on a website. However, even this is learning by doing.
If you have an interest in:
growing your own healthy food,
building your own house,
raising rabbits,
cutting down trees,
building huglekulture beds,
earth tubes,
growing spouts in your house,
basic home electrical,
basic home plumbing,
basic auto mechanics,
cob floors,
making swales on your property,
basic firearms safety/ marksmanship,
home energy efficiency,
planting a food forest,
building a green house,
building a cold frame,
how to Reduce/Reuse/Recycle (RRR),
home budgeting,
improve your soil,
turning yard waste into better soil,
evaluating land for a homestead,
permaculture skills,
living healthier,
spouting,
and so much more...
then contact me at [email protected]
We are "learning by doing."
All my best to you,
Richard
