Mini Homestead…In A Trailer Park

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  • What I Have Accomplished So Far

    1. * Began to build up our garden.
    2. * "Built" a compost bin.
    3. * "Doghouse" for oil drum.
    4. * New front door unit.
    5. * New deck.
    6. * Installed some fencing.
  • Helpful Books

    1. * The Encyclopedia of Country Living by Carla Emery
    2. * Rodale's Complete Book of Home Freezing
  • Helpful Magazines

    1. * Mother Earth News
    2. * Backwoods Home Magazine
    3. * Back Home Magazine
    4. * Countryside and Small Stock Journal
  • Helpful Sites

  • My WishList for a More Sustainable Life

    1. * A Pitch Fork
    2. * Candle Castoffs, Ends and Holders
    3. * Programmable Thermostat
    4. * Food Dehydrator
    5. * DVD's: Love's Abiding Joy Series
    6. * DVD's: Sarah, Plain and Small trilogy
    7. * A Seed Saving Book
    8. * DVD's: Little House on the Prairie series and movies, including the remake
    9. * DVD's: The Walton's series and movies
    10. * Book: Heirloom Vegetable Gardening by William Woys Weaver
    11. * Wooden Pallets
    12. * Books on Raising Chickens
    13. * Fabric Odds and Ends, Quilt Batting, Pillow Forms, and Thread
    14. * Yarn Odds and Ends
    15. * Metal Watering Can
    16. * Canning Jars, Lids, Rings, etc. (including the glass lids)
    17. * Canner
    18. * Water Bath Unit

The Homestead

I chuckle at the thought of calling this place a homestead. But homesteading is my dream, and this is the place where I am going to be able to practice some of what I will need to know when I do get my homestead.

I live in a trailer, on a small lot in a trailer park. Now, I realize that the technical name for my home is manufactured home. I know this, but I live in a trailer park. Therefore, I live in a trailer which I may or may not be taking with me when I move.

Did I mention that I own the trailer? I do, as well as a dumpy shed. This does not leave me with much room for homestead activities, but I do my best. Right now, this means that I have begun gardening and have built a compost. I also have room to hang laundry to dry.

I will post some pictures as soon as I can.

Shannon

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