- Apr 25, 2013
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Howdy!
I'm Gen and a newbie around here. I was born and raised here in eastern NC, around farms, animals, hunting, fishing and your basic, outdoor country living. The teenage angst and urge for more than what I could find in my small town took over after high school and I ended up in the middle of a much larger Virginia city, concrete jungle style. Ten years later (plus 2 college degrees, a marriage and 1 child) I've had a major shift in thinking and I'm back in the country. My quest for a simpler, cheaper, more self sustaining lifestyle has brought me back to my roots and I abandoned my high dollar rinky dink city abode with no grass for a country castle on about an acre of land. My hopes are of more time with my family (and possibly expanding it), eating healthier, living cheaper, learning and passing down lost skills and eventually expanding my little palace to include all of our dietary needs as well as larger livestock. My first mission (after all the boxes are empty) is to adopt a brood of chickens!
I'm still in planning stages, and have absolutely NO clue as to what I'm doing. Research seems to be the key, and I'm sure you all will be hearing a lot of squawking out of me in the coming weeks and months. Please hold my hand patiently, and I promise to try and not ask too many dumb questions.
Thanks in advance for all the future help and reassurance!!
I'm Gen and a newbie around here. I was born and raised here in eastern NC, around farms, animals, hunting, fishing and your basic, outdoor country living. The teenage angst and urge for more than what I could find in my small town took over after high school and I ended up in the middle of a much larger Virginia city, concrete jungle style. Ten years later (plus 2 college degrees, a marriage and 1 child) I've had a major shift in thinking and I'm back in the country. My quest for a simpler, cheaper, more self sustaining lifestyle has brought me back to my roots and I abandoned my high dollar rinky dink city abode with no grass for a country castle on about an acre of land. My hopes are of more time with my family (and possibly expanding it), eating healthier, living cheaper, learning and passing down lost skills and eventually expanding my little palace to include all of our dietary needs as well as larger livestock. My first mission (after all the boxes are empty) is to adopt a brood of chickens!
I'm still in planning stages, and have absolutely NO clue as to what I'm doing. Research seems to be the key, and I'm sure you all will be hearing a lot of squawking out of me in the coming weeks and months. Please hold my hand patiently, and I promise to try and not ask too many dumb questions.
Thanks in advance for all the future help and reassurance!!
