Wanna Quit Everything and Start Homesteading? DON’T

There are alot of videos on Youtube that tell the story of people quiting their jobs, leaving the city, and diving in head first to Homestead Life... Should you?

BECOME A HOMESTEADY PIONEER

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@tamakoa-homestead
@nicolesnaturalpath8010
@magnoliagrovehomestead
@farm-ish2708

[themadmanmike]

Hello algorithm this is a good video.

Nice format bro, I liked the deep dive on one comment

Keep it up!

[littlevalleyhomestead]

It was the best thing we ever did.
We grew as people and learned true hard work, especially since we welcomed our first kiddo about 2 years after starting, and then our second kiddo.. it is good for the soul to work hard and enjoy the fruits of your labor.

[WlkInDWdz]

from 2 acres up north to 14 acres down south I'd like to give some points to consider, from my perspective at 56 and being down here a no particular order. 1. Consider if the new stead will be in a new state or region you may not be familiar with & learn about that area (climate, soil, micro climates, growing season, type of critters do well in that area). 2. Plan your dreams but be willing to adjust those dreams & be satisficed with that. 3. Steading is a living breathing thing. It's fluid & evolving. Don't get frustrated when you planned on building garden beds & the goat (aka drunk teenagers) get out or someone shows up to work on a project you asked them to get to 6 months ago. Breath, replan & go with it. 3. Give yourself a timeline goal for what you want to get done....but be willing to give yourself grace if it doesn't get done by the timeline. It's about moving forward not instant. 4. Make lists of what your goals are for stead, i.e. how much land, what animals, garden space, land layout (hilly, flat, water, wooded, etc.), and so forth. 5. I think, in my opinion, if it were me with a business (like yours) my first goal would be to acquire the property (if going with raw land) & get the business structure situated. That, to me would be most important so that I would be able to move the business, have an income (on property) & allow to work on other infrastructure in small increments. 7. MOST IMPORTATANT appreciate each step forward no matter how small. Each goal, or step towards a goal is an accomplishment. You can burnout if you beat yourself up, and want to give up, if you don't appreciate to forward movement. Wow. Sorry for being longwinded. So much I've learned moving to a property with structures but abandon for several years. 002, and others, you got this if you want it. Start where you are at. We learned to walk on step at a time & lots of for steading. God Bless!

[homesteadjude]

My "cheat code": We bought our 35 acre farm property 15 years ago and paid for it (almost done) with a good government contract job that kept me away until covid sent me home. Now, we're dreaming about developing the property we love and almost own outright. Feeling grateful. Finally about to do what we always dreamed of and why we bought it in the first place.

[TRuth.T]

I'm a farmers wife of nearly 40 yrs(we mostly have grass fed beef & grow hay). My husband works off the farm Farm life can be stressful & costly. Were ready to sell our 130+ acres were in central WI.

[littlevalleyhomestead]

Appreciate the realness on your channel

[farmmarketing]

I want to grow up to be just like you Austin.

[jbrodowsky]

We bought a homestead fairly close to husband's work. While he worked, I worked the homestead. It worked well and wish we did it way sooner and before we had children.

[zachsperrazzo]

Surprisingly insightful. I usually watch these types videos to hear perspectives and dream, but I never thought of making chicken coops and selling them although I’m not on a farm, or learning to butcher from large cuts. Great video

[SocksnGreys]

My cheat code? My mom was heavy into the "Back to the land" movement in the 70s and 80s.

[kingglizzer]

Was fun to see grandparents. I laughed when your "Experience" text switched to "Expirence." Great video. Recovering from natural disasters like tornadoes and floods can also be a challenge.

[brianbecker]

Thanks for taking the time out of your day to post bout your journey...

So many people don't think about just watching your journey on your YouTube channel. They want push button answers and refuse to take time to see the plethora of knowledge and experience one can obtain by subscribing and watching...

P.s. if they can't see that you've earned that Grey in your beard.... screw em!

Keep up the great work and a great channel.

Purchased 10 acres myself and am doing a small scale homestead for my wife and I in rural western illinois. Just down the road from my son, Austin.

Good luck to you and yours..

Thanks again for making something to help us who want to live in the here and now!

[s-c..]

The most important thing to consider is time. Aust & Kay aren’t fresh out of school (tho Kay sure looks like she is!) & it’s taken them time to build up to where they are now, & even so they’re not farming on their own land. Anyone young selling this kind of story has either knuckled down and saved hard for several years, or has access to someone else’s money, or has bought a bargain & are living on a shoestring, or they’re selling you a fantasy. We all want everything right now, but you either have to wait (& learn) while you save or start small.

[elaineaugustin]

Kind of slow and steady. Bought 4 acres and house 2000. Started with garden, then added chickens then added goats. Our garden is in a good spot but goes into the goat field area so our pasture is funny shaped, harder to mow. We added orchard and expanded the garden. We want to add turkeys and ducks next year and cross fence our pastures. Age has a factor. My husband is a healthy 81 and I am 65. Hard work helps keep us active. but we have to be careful. 24 years on this land.

[crazyabundance]

Everyone has a cheat code 👏👏👏
Yes! We moved onto some property and thankfully it was around family who are all established large scale farmers. Of course we used their equipment and their knowledge. People so badly want to be self sufficient but it’s completely unrealistic you CANT do it all you need a community ❤.

[tamakoa-homestead]

Thank you so much for the shout and I'm so glad to hear you found our approach useful and hopefully other do too. Thanks again, really appreciate it 🌻

[delafe]

One caveat - Doing internet business or remote work means you need good, stable internet. That was one thing I noticed in looking at properties before the pandemic. Most places we looked at had lousy cellular signal and when asked they only had DSL or Verizon 5G based internet (with lousy signal)

[jeyseuss]

My “cheat codes” for getting started homesteading were definitely the fact that our hay guy has been bartering with us, so we haven’t had to pay cash for hay. We also had family willing to help fund projects as long as they got something from that project in return (such as, helping pay for meat chicken feed and getting some chicken in return). My husband also has an amazing job working for a friend who is extremely flexible and we are able to have time to homestead along with making money.

[CK-solutions]

I started with building a parrot cage in the city, graduating into 2x chicken coops with runs in the country.

[sarahharvey]

i sold my house and bought land to homestead...but i definitely didn't quit my job. How are you going to feed all those animals?? 🤣🤣