I didn't set out thinking I wanted to garden or have animals or anything else like that. I just wanted a nice house to raise my kids. Then I started reading about homesteading. The first "magazine" I read was New Harvest Homestead. I loved reading the articles about homesteading and being more self-sufficient, and doing all the things my grandmother did! So, the first thing I did was make strawberry jelly. Everybody loved it? That was probably a good 3 or 4 years ago, and everybody still asks for it. That gave me confidence, so I canned some apple pie filling. That turned out good too. I've also made crock pot applesauce and apple butter. But NOW I've really gotten adventurous! I ordered chickens!! (Now, just so you know--we have NO animals--none!) We got them about four weeks ago, and just moved them outside a week ago. I think they're doing well, but I don't think my coop will actually hold all 14 when they're full-grown. Oh well, live and learn! Eventually, I plan on getting the older kids more involved, but for now, I go out and take care of them (with the help of my farmgirl, above--how do you like the boots with the swimsuit? :) ). My husband has actually said that it makes him feel good that our land will be productive! (I think he's just been humoring me when I said I wanted to get chickens.) I guess we'll see how productive they are in a couple of months! I have 3 Easter Eggers (I really like those because all three of them look different!), 3 Silver Laced Wyandottes, 4 Barred Rocks, and 4 Australorps.
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