Last summer we started searching local property listings for a new homestead for our family. We decided to move for a variety of reasons and were searching for our dream property. The homestead we lived on the last four plus years was a fixer-upper. We bought it because it was affordable and we could put in a lot of sweat equity to build our homestead. It had land, fruit trees … [Read more...]
A new addition to the homestead & a short break
We have exciting news on the homestead! In April, our new baby homesteader arrived and since then all our time and energy has been focused on caring for this amazing new life joining our family. I wanted to share this news with you all well over a month ago, but this sweet babe has kept us so busy that I've not been able to be online much. The only reason I've been able to … [Read more...]
Montana Homesteader 2016 Goals
Before we make homestead goals for the new year, I like to start with reviewing our goals for the past year. This way we can celebrate all we achieved on the homestead and help us dream up new goals for the coming year. A review of our 2015 homestead goals … [Read more...]
Best of Montana Homesteader 2015
It has been a bit quiet on the blog for the last few months. It is hard to believe I haven't written a post on here since the end of July! There is good reason for this blogging break though. I've been taking a little break from the blogging world and living my life a bit more "screen free". My energies have been focused elsewhere, like on our growing family. Yes, you read that … [Read more...]
Spring on the Montana Homestead
Spring has arrived on our homestead! Normally this time of year the ground would still be covered in snow and we wouldn't have green grass and flowers coming up for at least another month. But spring arrived early this year! We've been busy with projects around the homestead and getting in lots of hikes to enjoy the fresh spring air in the mountains. … [Read more...]
Homestead Goals for 2015
Some people make goals for the new year, only to forget about them after the first month or two into the new year. Not me! I'm one of those people that loves to set goals for myself and actually work hard to accomplish them. We had a list of 10 goals for our new homestead last year. We reviewed the list a couple times throughout the year to see the progress we had made. We also … [Read more...]
