Hello and a big welcome to The Old Walsh Farm
Not long ago we were a couple of wannabe homesteaders who foolishly wisely sold the home they had spent five years building to buy 12 acres of abandoned pasture, a crumbling charming, century-old homestead, and a 200-foot barn (with only some major minor structural issues).
Since we knew absolutely nothing about homesteading, we challenged ourselves to learn 52 homesteading skills in one year. Week after week, we shared the skills we were learning on this blog.
In one year we learned how to make cheese, butter, and yogurt, how to water bath can, and dry fruit. We raised chicks, ducks, and honeybees and learned how to knit, make soap, and make candles. We learned how to grow microgreens, raspberries, and fruit trees as well as many, many more skills - even some we weren't supposed to learn like how to catch your honeybees when they decide to leave their hive.
Little did we know that our humble blog would become the foundation for something even greater-a book (52 Homestead Skills) documenting our homesteading journey.
It's a compilation of hard-earned wisdom, practical tips, and heartfelt stories. We hope it inspires you to embrace self-sufficiency, connect with the land, and find joy in the simple pleasures of homesteading.
Today, we not only love to share our homesteading misadventures with our garden, honeybees, chickens, and Babydoll Sheep but also how to live a simpler, more mindful life.
Over the past year, I've been overwhelmed with my to-do lists and distracted by technology. So, I have begun to search for ways to slow life, find pleasure in the simplest things, and focus on what's most meaningful. I hope this blog will help you do the same.
Thank you for reading,
Kimberlee A.K.A. Wife and stay-at-home mom to two rambunctious rascals well-behaved children
PS. Want to read the story about how we started this crazy adventure? Click here.