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04/27/10, 07:09 PM
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Taking the leap!
My husband is quitting his job and we will be homesteading here full time starting June 4th.  It feels scary and crazy and cool all at the same time. I posted a couple of months ago about our house burning down and how we fixed up our 400 sq ft shop to live in. We decided just to stay in here since it will be just the 2 of us pretty soon (youngest graduates in May). We feel like it is time to live all the things we are so passionate about like being self sufficient and reducing our footprint and eating 100% healthy, organic, mostly locally grown foods and providing those at a reasonable price to others.
If you have any insights for us on the transition please share them!
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04/27/10, 07:17 PM
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Wow, congratulations! I'm so jealous!!!
Our youngest son graduates on June 4th and he is focused on joining the Coast Guard so it will just be me and DH as well. While we're not quite ready to head to a true homestead I am working on simplifying our lives and even started a small vegetable garden this year.
I wish you the best of luck in your new adventure!
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04/27/10, 07:20 PM
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Wish you all the best in your adventure. You never know what you can do till you try it.
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04/27/10, 07:29 PM
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Waa Hoo!!!!!!
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04/28/10, 09:04 AM
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hope it works out well for you
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04/28/10, 09:18 AM
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Keep in touch, and find a good brand of gloves.....
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04/28/10, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Patt
My husband is quitting his job and we will be homesteading here full time starting June 4th. It feels scary and crazy and cool all at the same time. I posted a couple of months ago about our house burning down and how we fixed up our 400 sq ft shop to live in. We decided just to stay in here since it will be just the 2 of us pretty soon (youngest graduates in May). We feel like it is time to live all the things we are so passionate about like being self sufficient and reducing our footprint and eating 100% healthy, organic, mostly locally grown foods and providing those at a reasonable price to others.
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Good for you!!! 
We will be doing something similar in a few months or so,I have quit my job so as to finish off the house and Mrs oz will be following suit when the time comes.
No insights but the worst that can happen is it doesn't work out...at least you TRIED and lived your dream,more than a lot of people ever do.
Again congratulations. 
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04/28/10, 10:49 AM
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congrats!!!! And the only insight I can give is.........If you are a small handed woman Walmart sells small leather gloves in the mens section called just like dad... That being said when I worked construction I had to buy my gloves there because my hands are so small that it was dangerous to try to wear mens gloves.....
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04/28/10, 11:14 AM
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Thanks! I have big hands so the gloves at our Co-op fit me fine.
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04/28/10, 12:37 PM
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Congratulations!! I have been thinking about this all day. (Been a long one) I am so ready to leave my job and start working on the farm.
Did you have a list of things you wanted to get done before you made the jump? If so, I would really like to get a look at it. Please keep us posted!
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04/28/10, 12:51 PM
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Keep a journal...for us!
You are wise to keep it small. You can always add on to things that work out well. Just take baby steps and you'll be fine.
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04/28/10, 12:56 PM
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Thanks! I have big hands so the gloves at our Co-op fit me fine. |
If you don't mind me asking, what is your projected income source?
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04/28/10, 01:00 PM
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If you don't mind me asking, what is your projected income source?
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A market garden and the bread/scones/etc. that I sell. We have been doing the Farmer's market thing for 8 years now. Last year we got into one that is online and so it runs year round. We are completely out of debt, our taxes here run $300 a year and cost of living is low. We have been homesteading for 9 years now so we have all the mechanics down.
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04/28/10, 01:09 PM
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A market garden and the bread/scones/etc. that I sell. We have been doing the Farmer's market thing for 8 years now. Last year we got into one that is online and so it runs year round. We are completely out of debt, our taxes here run $300 a year and cost of living is low. We have been homesteading for 9 years now so we have all the mechanics down.
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Sounds like a plan.
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04/28/10, 01:15 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Patt
A market garden and the bread/scones/etc. that I sell. We have been doing the Farmer's market thing for 8 years now. Last year we got into one that is online and so it runs year round. We are completely out of debt, our taxes here run $300 a year and cost of living is low. We have been homesteading for 9 years now so we have all the mechanics down.
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CONGRATULATIONS !!! You have a plan, already know about a few failures / set backs, and it appears that you have the determination............ all the ingredients for success. Good luck.
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04/28/10, 01:25 PM
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Congratulations. Always keep it fun.
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04/28/10, 01:29 PM
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How does the on-line farmer's market work? I hadn't heard of that before (I used to sell at a couple of farmer's markets in NH).
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04/28/10, 02:09 PM
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Farmers put up what they estimate they will have available for that Friday and customers put in their orders between Sunday and Tuesday evening. We get a list of our orders on Tuesday night, package them on Friday morning and drop them off at the pick-up spot. We have volunteers who hand it all out and then the farmers who run it collect the money and send us a check. We pay a small percentage to put our stuff up and cover the costs.
http://www.locallygrown.net/
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04/28/10, 03:50 PM
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Farmers put up what they estimate they will have available for that Friday and customers put in their orders between Sunday and Tuesday evening. We get a list of our orders on Tuesday night, package them on Friday morning and drop them off at the pick-up spot. We have volunteers who hand it all out and then the farmers who run it collect the money and send us a check. We pay a small percentage to put our stuff up and cover the costs.
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That's a pretty good idea. Hope some others pass it along.
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04/29/10, 11:39 AM
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congratulations!! I hope you are going to start a blog about your homestead!
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