One of the biggest hangups for my students and even members of the Intentional Backyard Farmers Facebook group is getting started. While sometimes the issue is time I often think that people are trying to do too much too quickly. For those new or thinking about starting a backyard farm or homestead the key to success lies in starting small and building out SLOWLY. I know, I know easier said than done... Choose a few projects that require minimal investment in both time and money and are easy...
9 months ago • 1 min read
I’ve worked with hundreds of students now and talked to literal thousands about starting their backyard farms or homesteads. And you know what their number one issue is when it comes to making progress on their goals? They are working from this vision they have in their mind instead of having a detailed step-by-step plan that they can take action on. Here’s the real talk: Not taking the time to plan it out is half donkey-butting your work. It seems like a good idea to just get to work and not...
11 months ago • 1 min read
I’m having a pretty good but very full week of changes and doing some big, scary, heavy work that I know God wants me to do. How’s your week going? I hope great, but if not…I’ve got a story for you. About 5-ish years ago I was trying to do too much all at once. You know the drill. I had about 5 different spaces to take care of, a garden to manage, and a house that we were still trying to make consistent improvements on. I was overworked, rushing to get every single chore done and not enjoying...
11 months ago • 1 min read
I am going to keep emails over the summer short because I know we all are busy little bees. Plus I want you to take this warm weather and use it to the max. Our state has lifted the mask mandate and it had one my heart good to see people smiling at each other and even conversing with the people they pass in the stores. There is an all around happiness in the air and I am loving it. On to business. I found this tool called dollareighty. In sort it is a tool that will help you make comments on...
almost 4 years ago • 1 min read