Welcome to the Greenhorn Homesteader blog! This is a place where I will record the trials, tribulations, and successes of my journey to becoming a competent self-sufficient homesteader.
After graduating with a B.S. degree in Animal Science from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo I felt quite lost. Aside from my love for my menagerie of house pets and my wonderful boyfriend, Justin, I was passionless. I am surrounded by people who are lucky to have found their ultimate passion in life. For example, Justin LOVES rock climbing. He can spend all day outdoors with boulders and beautiful sheer faces and not be satiated in his desire to climb. To me, that is passion and that's what I craved until I discovered my own passion...self-sufficient homesteading.
Justin and I moved to Auburn, California from the central coast to save money and pay off debt fast. Justin's parents introduced us to their close friend Heather and Louie Roseburg, who live on a little slice of heaven called Green Acres. Green Acres is picturesque to say the least. Here, the Rosenburg's keep 14 laying hens, 9 goats, 4 crazy sheep, and a resident pair of Canadian Geese. Heather is a licensed chiropractor and naturopath who craves the self-sufficient life with a fervor you cannot believe. She is my friend and mentor. Louie is a wonderfully boisterous, gregarious type of guy who anyone would like upon first meeting. Then there is their daughter Gaby, who loves to drink goat milk and eat pickled okra for dinner. She is a little farm girl through and through and I love her for it.
This September Justin, the menagerie, and I will move into a little trailer on Green Acres and become full-time residents! For me, September cannot come soon enough. September means not having to drive 5 minutes to the homestead at 5:30 in the morning to milk the goats, it means walking out the door of the trailer to the garden to pick my vegetables for dinner, but most importantly it means immersing myself in the lifestyle I crave the most.
This is will be a place for all farm-related posts and updates on my homesteading education. Thank you for taking the time to check in on the farm. Check in often!
Sara, nice start! Looks great I can't to see what follows. We can have dueling blogs! I think you already blew by me in sheer writ-age. Did you check out Michelle's blog yet,http://sewingmedic.blogspot.com/. She will writing about her projects. It should be good.
ReplyDeleteI second the motion on picking vegges for dinner by walking out the back door. It is great. It is our form of the "Victory Garden."
Oh my Darlin Sara...a girl after my own heart...You have rejuvenated my farm girl spirit and reminded me of who I am, where I came from and what I am made of! I can't wait for future escapades from Greenacres...xxxooo Madre
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