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There is a quiet magic in walking out your back door and harvesting food for dinner. It’s a feeling of profound connection and self-reliance, a feeling that lies at the heart of this peasant life we’re building. Yet for many, the idea of a garden is daunting. We see images of perfect, weed-free plots and…
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Today was a day both of progress and of bittersweet moments here on the homestead. We spent most of the day in the nursery, which has been patiently waiting for some TLC. It’s amazing how quickly weeds and time can take over when your attention is elsewhere (in our case, we had to prioritize taking…
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There are few things more satisfying than walking to my coop and collecting a handful of warm, freshly laid eggs. The gentle clucking of a happy flock is the perfect soundtrack for a simpler life. For many, bringing home chickens is the first real step towards their homesteading dream. For us, we’d been homesteading for…
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One of the most shocking parts of our journey toward a simpler life was looking at our bank statement and wondering where all the money went. It felt like we were being nibbled to death by a thousand tiny purchases. The truth is, modern life sells us convenience at a huge markup. Reclaiming your income…
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Welcome to A Peasant Life! If you’re here, you’ve probably felt a gentle pull (or even a violent shove) away from the modern world’s definition of success. The endless cycle of earning more to buy more, the clutter in our homes and minds, the feeling of being a passenger in a life that moves too…
