During the past several years I have written several books about aspects of homesteading in my area. I have written about gardening, raising an orchard, raising chickens, and preserving what we bring to the table above what we can eat today. I have also explained how I have been preparing for the next several months or even the next year. I ensure I have everything I need to run my household and homestead.
I have been sharing a lot of my journey here on this blog, and I hope that it has been helpful to many. My goal in writing this blog has been to share my experiences with future generations.
I Began Teaching Gardening to My Kids
I started passing what I knew on to future generations through my children. I started this process by doing and allowing them to watch me while I gardened, canned, brought in firewood, and cared for the animals. Next, I had them help with the process, but soon each one hated it once the process was no longer novel and fun. They found other things to do to occupy their time. Each began doing what they liked to do, rather than what Mom wanted them to know. I finally had to allow them to move and find their own life path.
For a long time, I thought that my children hadn’t heard me at all, but each of them had found their way of using what I taught them. They are also now asking questions about what I know about various aspects of all the things that I learned from my mother and she learned from her mother.
Writing about Doing the Things
Writing about homesteading, gardening practices, and the area where I live is not so much about making a ton of money writing about this subject. The truth is, I desire to leave a legacy to the world. I want to share everything that I learned from bygone generation and share them with future generations.
I hope that the information that I share helps someone who wants to know more about living closer to nature. If that’s you, share something in the comments below. To tell you the truth, I sometimes am concerned that I’m wasting my time with this blog. If you are enjoying what I am sharing in this blog, I would love to hear what aspect of homesteading you like best and how I might better serve you.
As you know, this blog is free, but if you want to help yourself and me too, please purchase one of my homesteading-related books.
Gourmet Weeds
Simply Vegetable Gardening
The Survival Garden
The Four Seasons Vegetable Garden
Help From Kelp
Using Diatomaceous Earth Around the House and Yard
The Perpetual Homesteader 