In 2025, my husband finally agreed to get chickens. I spent most of the spring getting the yard prepped, building a coop, and cleaning up our space.
around mid-summer we got our first egg, and that was the beginning of a new way of life for us.
If you haven’t gathered the overarching theme here yet, it’s that I have a passion for homesteading and we’re just getting started. However, I’ve also recognized that not everyone cares about it like i do – and that it doesn’t have to be center stage of everything i talk about online.
So, part of what you’ll find on appalachian grasshopper will be about homesteading, homemaking, and sustainability. However, I promise not to overwhelm the blog with only homesteading content. I want to mix in a good variety of business, homesteading, and creative.
so here’s to allowing things to exist, without force or pressure. Here’s the latest blog posts related to homesteading:
the push toward homesteading & Sustainable Living
In September 2024, we experienced hurricane Helene. We live in southwestern Virginia in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. To make a long story short, we were not prepared for a hurricane – and being out of electricity, internet, and cell service (the towers were down too), we learned quickly that we were not…
Keep readingwinter activities for small moments of joy
we all know how hard it can be when winter hits – for me, I’ve experienced an ebb and flow of sadness in the winter. this primarily comes from how I grew up, but we won’t get into that today. today we’re going to talk about some of the things I do in the winter…
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