by Victoria Gazeley | Dec 30, 2013 | From City to Country, Homestead Planning
To say it’s been a pretty incredible year is an understatement. On December 30, 2013, we surpassed the previously unthinkable goal of 10K ‘likes’ on our Facebook page, and saw more visits to our website than ever before. Back in late 2010 when we...
by Victoria Gazeley | May 26, 2013 | From City to Country, Homestead Planning, Rural Real Estate
I love what I do – working from home, growing some of our own food, and connecting with folks around the world who are either just planning or just embarking on their journey towards rural living and/or increased self-reliance. These are ‘out of the box’ people who...
by Victoria Gazeley | Feb 4, 2013 | Food Storage, Homestead Planning, Lessons, Vegetable Gardening
Cold, damp, dark. It’s a typical February on the rainy west coast. Not complaining – at least we’re not buried in snow, and the temperatures are relatively balmy compared to a big chunk of the continent. It may not be a good time for soaking in...
by Victoria Gazeley | Jan 2, 2013 | Homestead Planning
As you begin to delve into the world of self-sufficient living and transitioning from a more conventional (dependent) lifestyle, you learn one thing – you can’t do it all at once (or alone). For most people, it takes years – literally. I’m...
by Victoria Gazeley | Oct 23, 2012 | Buildings, From City to Country, Homestead Planning, Lessons, Rural Real Estate
Our new neighbours, not yet even moved in, recently had most (if not all) of their winter fire wood supply stolen at some point in the night. Our properties are far enough apart, and uphill from us with a creek and hill between, that we didn’t hear a thing. It...
by Victoria Gazeley | Sep 10, 2012 | Home Business from the Homestead, Homestead Planning, Online Business Tools, Rural Home Office
“Did you start your business before you moved to the country?” “How did you figure out what business to start?” “We really want to start over on a rural property – do you have any advice?” Every week, I’m getting more...
