A Day in the Life of a Small Homesteader

Hello family, welcome back to Lively Homestead. Today I'm taking you along for a full day here on the homestead. Nothing fancy, just real and everyday life. Before I step outside I like to make sure the house is tidy and the utensils are clean. Starting the day with a clean space just makes everything flow better. And once that is done the very first thing I do is water my garden. So the homestead is in a semi-arid area so watering is absolutely essential. Without it nothing survives for a long time out here. So yeah that one is a must. And in the garden you see there's always something to do, there's always something to plant, something to prune, something to harvest, something to fix. So this is the time I get to do that. You see homesteading teaches you patience and that work never really ends. It just keeps evolving. This is the best watermelon plant I have ever grown and we already have some flowers. I just hope it survives. I'm committed to taking care of it. After watering the garden it's time to feed the chickens. So I only keep six hens and I don't plan on adding any more. This number is easy to manage and much more cost effective when it comes to feed. There was a time I had around 30 chickens and used to sell eggs but the profits didn't just make sense at all. So I decided I'd only stick to five to ten chickens and honestly I love it. I get around four to five fresh eggs every day which is more than enough to feed our small family. I also clean the watering pans daily. Keeping them fresh prevents bacteria buildup and helps the hens to stay healthy and productive. After feeding the chickens the next thing would normally be taking the goats out to graze but I ended up selling them because they caused too much destruction in my small garden. They were eating the young trees, breaking plants and undoing hours of work which was quite painful. So I decided to just get rid of them. Now we don't have many animals to take care of so the morning routine moves a lot faster. By this time it's no longer early morning it's almost afternoon so instead of breakfast it turns into more of a brunch. On this particular day I'm making liver, greens and sweet potatoes. It's simple, hearty and a perfect meal for a busy homestead stay. I've really missed gibiri so today I'll be making some. I'll be using a pressure cooker. It saves time and energy and I can leave it cooking while I work on other things around the homestead. So once the gibiri is on we'll head out to collect the eggs and see what the garden has for us today. It's never the same each time. Some days it's just a handful of greens other days you get a little more. So whatever we harvest we appreciate and that's the beauty of a small homestead. You work with what the land gives you. I got these petunias from my cousin yesterday and today I'm pruning them before planting. When you're working with cuttings removing some of the leaves and flowers helps the plant focus its energy on growing strong roots instead of trying to support too much foliage. I told her when she comes to visit she can carry whatever flowers she likes from my garden. Petunias are expensive so I'm definitely taking good care of these ones. My gibiri is ready now so I'll pack it into containers and put it in the freezer. I'll probably cook it tomorrow. For today I still have some chicken and spinach left over so I'll just make some rice and that will be our dinner. Simple quick and no food goes to waste. Thank you for spending the day with me. Let me know in the comments what videos you'd like to see next. If you enjoyed this video please like and subscribe. Until next time, bye!