I Live in the Forest & Eat Armadillo

I live in a house made of trees that sits beneath trees a hundred feet tall. This log cabin was made using a chainsaw and no level. It’s an octagon and what many would call a #tinyhome . I am a forest dweller living in rural America and I have joined the ever-increasing #homestead movement of people returning to the land (once again) seeking a greater connection with the joy (and don’t get me wrong, hard work) that lifestyle can bring. My partner and I have lived here 2 years now and have begun developing our #permaculture food forests and #gardens. We have planted apples, pears, an almond tree, numerous nitrogen fixing bushes, hazelnuts, pecans, hicans (a mix between hickory and pecan), and many many more. We live in the land where goldenseal, a really important regional #medicine naturally grows, and we have planted that too. All told, we have planted over 150 different species our first year. Yes we are plant geeks. We also run our homestead entirely off solar power using 8 panels and 4 batteries. We lived our first year and a half though with no electricity, also hand pumping water and carrying it around the property. We enjoy wildcrafting and trying foods most here eschew, like armadillo which we just cooked up for the first time last week (it was incredibly delicious and fatty, like pulled pork!). I’m excited to join the Steemit revolution to share what we are doing and to exchange ideas for #inspiration all around the world.