I had to work today ( unfortunately off the homestead! ) Â so the girls got out and played cowboy! Â They got the halter the rest of the way on Beatrice our American Milking Devon heifer and future milk cow. Â They got it done way faster than I could have, and really did a heck of a job!….
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Looks like I might have a cowgirl on my hands….or at least a milkmaid!
Thanks for sharing! Such a lucky family!
How many acres do you folks have?
I’ve read it takes a bare, bare minimum of 5 acres to live off the grid. What are your thoughts?
Also, traditional Catholicism really goes hand-in-hand with rural living. I think I discover something new every article I read about homesteading, and it doesn’t even have to be a Catholic article to see that the Divine plan fits in with it all. Even “prepping”.
We have a little over 160 acres here. I’ve been working with eight acres for the last couple years, and I think that 5 acre number seems reasonable. I finished 3 steer and a bunch of chickens, plus my gardens on the eight acres last year! I think your dead on with the rural living and Traditional Catholicism, the plan IS for us to be on the land! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.