Q & A Episode- Mistakes, Regrets, Farm Sitters, Soil Tests and More

Source: http://smalltownhomestead.com/71 On this Podcast episode I answer a few questions from listeners. I talk about what to get started with on a new homestead, mistakes I've made and what I'd do different, getting away from the homestead and farm sitters, what to look for on a new homestead, guest rules on my homestead, what i've decided to stop doing and making use of a leach field area. Questions for today's episode from the Homestead Front Porch Facebook Group. Shannon asks - What would be the top 3-5 things that should be accomplished/bought the first year of starting a homestead. Tractors? Chickens? Beef/meat animals? Garden? Compost pile? Elizabeth asks - What's the biggest mistake you've made on your homestead? Would you try it again? What would you do differently? Cindy asks - Managing a homestead takes lots of hard work every single day even on weekends, holidays, etc. How do you get a break from what sometimes feels like never ending obligation? How do you take a vacation? Tamlynn asks - Spinning off of Cindy's question, what do you look for in a farm sitter? How to find one, tips to make things easier for them and make sure your animals will be taken care of when you're gone.