A little history...

In the fall of 2008 my husband & I made a "to do" list.  It included:

Plant a garden
Build a chicken coop
Raise meat chickens
Raise hens for eggs
Raise meat rabbits
Start a worm farm
Raise a pig
Put in a wood stove
Start a compost pile
Use a rain barrel
Can as much as I can

That was our original list, and along with those things we learned to do even more!
Make butter
Butcher rabbits
Bake fresh bread
Harvest heirloom seeds
Butcher a cow
Milk a cow
Use the clothesline
Make laundry soap
Cook on the woodstove

When I tell some people about our dream of getting back to the basics, or living more off of the land, they think I am crazy. They ask why I would want to do all of that extra work. I feel like my family is worth it. I am so happy when I make a meal and can look at it and know it came from our own back yard. I know that there have not been nasty chemicals given to the animals or sprayed on the veggies. I feel like I am feeding my family food the way God intended for us to eat it.

Here it is, 4 years later.  We are still living the dream.  The garden has increased in size.  Our flock of hens is up to 7. We still have rabbits.  We are constantly cutting wood.  Life is busy, and we love it that way.