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Homestead update! Bought a house!!!
12 years ago
A warm, composty welcome to you!!!
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So, as some/most of you probably know I've been in the middle of moving to South Eastern Ontario with my husband since he was promoted and transferred (he works for the federal government as an IT guy for Parks Canada) .
We safely completed the long drive out here with our pets and have settled into a short term rental house with our suitcases and laptops and a mattress on the floor as our only furnishings.
We spent the first few days of this week hunting for the perfect house. We saw SO many.
We were looking for farm house on a few acres so I could set up a garden and keep chickens and such!
I really had my heart set on a proper homestead.
Well, you can't always get what you want...
The housing market here just didn't have what we were looking for. They had a few places that were on nice properties but there was always something that made the place unsuited to us. Super short ceilings in one (which was sad for me, but my husband is 6'3'' and honestly just didn't fit o,o), one house that would have been stunning but was left mid-reno and has stood empty for over a year taking on all sorts of mold and infestations from wasps and such... And a few others that were too small or needed too much work or were out of our price range.
I was honestly very depressed while viewing the homes because I had my hopes up quite high each time.
The last property we had on the list to view happened to be one in town on a 40 ft by 120 ft lot. I had pretty much written it off but my husband insisted we should probably see it since we couldn't find what we needed outside of town at that time and waiting for the market to grow wasn't an option since we needed to move into something right away.
I was stunned beyond belief! The house was perfect for us!
With... The exception of the small yard...
But... I'm not going to let this slow me down... I'll check with the zoning office in town once we move in to inquire about the bylaws of keeping poultry in the urban center once we're settled, and I'll be changing my goal a bit to show that just because your yard is small that shouldn't stop you from homesteading!
This is going to require careful planning and a lot of work, but the house backs onto the river so the soil will be plenty fertile!
I'm determined to make the most of this and show that you can grow your veggies on even a small urban sized lot!
We take possession on March 15th and our stuff will arrive on the 18th.
I'll update with pictures and video as things progress!!!!
If you would like to know a little bit more about the house we bought and see some pictures of it, please read this journal here! https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4384554/
Take care, guys!! <3 Here's hoping for an early spring!!!!
-Dixie
Grow Big or Go home!
More Earth-loving Groups to join:
They produce 6000 pounds of organics product on 1/10 acre!
http://vimeo.com/2231318
Ok, they have better weather over there, but hey, sure you can do great here too.
I fully intend to garden the snot outta that yard <3 hehe
There is some space, yes, but we also have 2 big dogs >.> so there really won't be a lot of room left for planting.. but I'm going to do my best with the space I do have!!!!
wow that sounds impressive!!!! I'd love to see some photos!!!! if you'd be willing to share some with the group that would be great :D