Well this weekend has been spent with the three of us being completely under the weather. I'm sure you can all imagine how much fun that's been! Especially for the baby :-(
But on the plus side, I did have a lot of time to browse Pinterest. That's always a bonus right?!
I wanted to share one of the gems I came across: How To Create A Homestead On Wooded Land
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We've been looking for a real homestead recently. We're ready to get out of the city and on to some real land.
However, living in the area where we live and are looking, South Texas, there are a tons of trees on every piece of land we are looking at buying.
So this information was very exciting to find!
Some land would still need to be cleared to allow for a garden or large animals like cows. But leaving a large number of trees would not only be beautiful, but money saving as well!
This family isn't in Texas, so some of their ideas don't apply...
For example, they talk about sap from their maple trees, which is probably not something we will have in large quantities here in South Texas, but then we will probably have more pecan trees than they do!
The idea of a house in the country, surrounded by trees in the fog of the early morning is something that I long to experience.
I especially loved their image of all the turkeys and chickens running around the woods near the house.
I see a cool morning on the porch, overlooking the land. The soft rustle of the leaves in the wind... now if only fall would sweep in and make this a reality!
Read more about their ideas on making a homestead when you're surrounded by trees here.
What type of land would you use to start a homestead? Pasture, wooded, or mix?
Judy says
Hi Victoria I’d love to hear more about your S.TX homesteading experience and if you have joined any co-op or ag groups. I plan to buy land north of Houston in the next few years!
Victoria says
Hi Judy, we are up near Bryan so we may be close to each other!
Right now we are not in any groups, but have had a fabulous time with our garden. I’ll e writing up exactly what we are doing soon…
We have been using A&M and the extension office as resources and they have been wonderful!
Franco Paolinelli says
ideas moving arouna atlantic sea. What about prodicing timber ? Do you know that you can by a micro wood mill ???
I am working on that idea here in Rome Italy.
Ciao
Franco
Jessica says
HI, I’m not great with Pinterest so i’m not sure how exactly to be sure to follow your progress. I just came to reply that I appreciate you sharing this information. We are looking for land in the country near Houston and currently one a small lot in Livingston that we need to clear so i’m excited to follow you on your journey and see what all you have done. Just wanted to say thanks for sharing!
Victoria says
Hi Jessica, wow, you’re really close to where we are! Since this post was written we did have to move to a different piece of land. The land we ended up on was not in need of clearing, so I don’t really have any progress on the old piece of land. So sad! Anyway, I’m sorry about that and I wish you all the best with your land search!