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RE: The Road To Homestead Self-Sufficiency
Good article! We are on a small space here (1/3 acre lot filled mostly with house, shop, etc) and would guess have so far converted at least 2000 sq ft into garden with plans to double that next year. We are still hunting for land but because we are unsure if we want to move out of the area or not, are having a hard time settling on anything. So, in the meantime, we keep working with what we have. We have wood heat (have had that since we got married over 27 years ago) and have an extensive solar set up plus rain water catchment. We have chickens but if we ever get more land, I really would love to have a milk cow.
Thanks, I am glad you enjoyed it! It looks like you have a lot going on! I know we would not be able to live without our wood/cook stove and it was probably one of the best investments that we have made. We are really wanting to get our solar set up real soon, but I am not sure if we will get it done before winter. I do not know what your milking needs would be, but you may want to look into Dexter cattle. They are shorter and are considered a dual purpose breed. If your interested here is the link to an article I wrote about them a couple months ago: https://steemit.com/homesteading/@knowledge-seeker/cattle-on-the-homestead
I hope you are able to find the land to expand your homestead!