I am just 6 weeks away from closing on my 10 acre farm!!!!! A few times per day, I suddenly remember that I’m buying a farm – and I usually exclaim this out loud to whoever is nearby. My friends,…
Spring Break as a Part-Time Farmer
While I don’t own my homestead yet, I am very privileged to get to be a part-time farmer at my adopted family’s 20 acre hobby farm… which is conveniently right next door to the ten acre farm I am under…
Spring Greenhouse Update: 2.5 Months Out from the Homestead Dream
I am just 10 weeks away from closing on my 10 acre farm!!! This is by far my busiest season at work – I am a teacher, I coach a spring sport, and I’m finishing up my Master’s degree, so…
Getting Ready for Farm Life: 3 Months To Go
After a lifetime of planning and dreaming, it’s hard to believe I’m less than 3 months away from owning my own farm. I’ve been finding myself recognizing the little things I’m really looking forward to, things I greatly enjoyed but…
Buying a Farm: Process Update 4 (The Stress Has Subsided!)
This Month in the Process of Buying a Farm I won’t bury the lede: my contract to buy the farm is fully executed! As of the previous update in late January, the inspections had been completed with the exception of…
5 Months from the Homestead Dream: 5 Tasks to Complete
The closing date for my dream farm is just under 5 months away – it’s a perfect 10 acre blank slate that will allow me to build the homestead dream I’ve been working towards since I was a kid. While…
Buying a Farm: Process Update 3
Earlier this week, we got our second significant accumulation of snow – a welcome contrast from last winter, when it felt like it didn’t snow at all. The seller sent along beautiful photos of the farm in the snow. While…
Buying a Farm: Process Update 2
Last weekend, I was riding horses with a friend at my family’s farm. From the saddle, I looked out over the farm with my future home and farm in the background. I couldn’t help but think about how surreal it…
Buying a Farm: Process Update 1
On November 18, I received a text that changed my life: I was going to have the opportunity to buy a 10 acre farm. I had reached out to the owners by handwritten letter over two years prior. I had…