hey Papa pepper
this is not for myself but I came across this couple that were homesteading like yourself and thought you might appreciate the link and give them a bit of your expertise...
https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@greenshiner/starting-our-farmstead-the-long-and-winding-road-pt-1#@felander/re-greenshiner-starting-our-farmstead-the-long-and-winding-road-pt-1-20170823t132759080z

i do not really have anything to do with these people but since we are a steemit community I guess we should support eachoter