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Welcome to the Farm
I’m Crysta, he’s Will, and we want to show you the realities of owning a farm. Here, you’ll find only the truth: real numbers, true experiences, and honest answers.
Buckle up, y’all. It ain’t all sunshine and unicorn farts, and frankly…
we wouldn’t have it any other way.
Once upon a time, in the middle of Norfolk, Virginia, there lived a small family of three. The dad was a sailor, Mom worked as an administrative assistant, and their four-year-old son spent his days at a local preschool.
They led a completely normal, middle-class American life with easy access to entertainment, fast food delivery, and plenty of neighbors.
They hated it.
What do you want to accomplish?
Raise your own meats
If you’re sick of relying on a big corporation to make the cheapest possible meat to feed you and your family, we understand. Raising livestock is almost never cheaper than the discount grocery store, but homegrown is always worth it.
Start a home- or farmstead
What’s the difference? A homestead feeds you and your family. A farmstead is a business. If you sell a product from your farm, you’re a farmer. If you also live the homesteader type of lifestyle, congratulations, you have a farmstead.
Stop buying and start making
Want to cut down on your shopping bill? Make it at home. From convenience foods to toothpaste and everything in between, if I can make it myself and it actually works, I’m happy to show you how.
Preserve your harvest
Spoiler alert! Preserving food is easy. Getting the food to begin with and then actually using it after it’s sat on the shelf for a few months? That’s where the challenge can be.
Hot off the Blog
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Week 1: We Become Regulars at the Farm Store
We were decapitated chickens for the first few days on the new farm. We had one hundred and eleventy things to do with just enough energy to do approximately zero of them. First things first,…
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Week 0: We Sleep in a Home Depot Parking Lot
I’ll be honest with you; I’m writing this a bit late. We arrived at our new property in Texas on Feb 21st and it is now March. Three days of driving with small children, sleeping…
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Practical Chores for Free-range Farm Kids
Allow me to be real with you for a moment: on a working farm, everyone needs to pull their weight. It doesn’t matter if they’re 2 or 102. There is something for every member of…
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Don’t Make Everything at Home
Homemade is not always best made. I know; that’s a weird thing for a homesteader to say, but I’m as serious as a crutch. I make a lot of household staples in my kitchen or…
Have a question?
Or if you just want to chat, reach out to us! I will do my best to answer quickly, but it will depend on how busy we are.