[Homesteadingfamily] Re: Just wanted to introduce myself :)

Hi HorsesSoul,

I am on a similar journey ... only running a year or two behind you. I won't be debt free for 22 months.

I'd enjoy hearing of your progress and what you learn along the way.

Good Luck!

--- In Homesteadingfamily@yahoogroups.com, "TraceyD" <horsessoul@...> wrote:
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> Hi. Thank you for letting me join this group. I can't wait to start learning! I hope to move within a year or so(it can never be too soon!). I've been looking in VA, TN, WV, CO. I really want to live where I have a beautiful view of the mountains from my porch. I'd love to have at least 10 acres with nice grass so I can have a horse or two. I want chickens for the eggs-and also to watch them "talk" and scratch and dust bathe. I would like a cow for milk or perhaps a goat for milk instead since I hear they are good for eating weeds and leaves. I would love a donkey for herd protection and they are so cute. Guinea hens to eat the ticks. I would get another dog or two. I love animals can you tell? I'd love to try homemade bacon but I could never bring myself to butcher. I've honestly sat back and seriously thought about it and it's not something I could do. It's a shame though because I love summer sausage from deer. OMG that's delicious! I love to go to yard sales and the like to find things that might be useful to me in my future farm. I've gotten a few cast iron pieces of cookware because I would love a cookstove and a large fireplace. I want solar panels so I can greatly reduce the electricity I need. Can panels provide enough energy to run a room air conditioner on really hot days? I can't stand too much heat. Anyway if I could live totally off grid that would be fabulous, but it might have to be a gradual change. If I could truly have my hearts desire I would have a very nice guy to help and share my dream. I plan to have a small orchard, grow and preserve my own fruit/produce. Oh that makes my heart feel so...."home" to think of it. I've always knew this is something I wanted in my heart but you know I never realized there were so many out there with this dream-or God love em already living this dream! I hope to learn about what I can do from my farmette to make money because I really don't want to continue working outside if possible. Perhaps selling eggs, having a little produce stand? However being single, I only make enough to afford a very cheap place. Retail is not paying much but currently I work mostly full time. By very cheap I mean probably 70,000 tops. I would gladly just get the land and a fixer upper but I don't know how to fix houses. But I would love to learn! I want to build a run-in shed for the animals. Basically I would love to learn everything you guys are willing to share and teach. Thank you! I hope to make some friends here and perhaps we will someday be neighbors. Also if anyone has ideas of really safe areas to move near the mountains would be-where I could feel safe leaving my windows open at night. I can never have enough fresh air. Take care.
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