How to get started cultivating a homestead with our farm setup.

For some that dream feels impossible!

The idea of getting back to the farm and enjoying the simpler things life has to offer is increasingly growing, but for some that dream feels impossible! I’m here to share how we got started with our small backyard farm and how you can too with little or no yard at all.

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Cultivating a farm here..

My family and I live in the Southern California desert on 2 1/2 acres and you maybe thinking I wish I had that much land or the short winters. Both of them are nice but it didn’t always seem possible to start cultivating a farm here, right where we are.

This became a big block in the road for me.

The desert is dry, meaning there is no grass and very little shade for animals. We don’t have meadows and creeks for the animals to graze. This became a big block in the road for me. I felt like we had to move in order to have the dream farm I desired, and although I still dream of this vision of a farm with green meadows and streams, I didn’t have to move to start cultivating a farm.

You can start right where you’re at.

Let’s also talk about land for a minute. I have heard many times that someone doesn’t have enough land to start a farm. My response to that is similar to the above paragraph. You may not have the land you want for your dream farm, but you can start right where you’re at.

Our chickens and ducks started in a tractor supply coop that turned into two coops, then 3 coops and a run. Now they free range our larger backyard and go in a small fenced in coop at night.

It can be as simple as..

A farm doesn’t have to have fields of veggies growing and every barnyard animal you can think of. It can be as simple as lettuce or tomatoes growing on your apartment balcony and eggs from your local farmer. Or a small coop with 2 laying hens.

Support other local farmers.

Start right where you are and support other local farmers. Get connected with them and tour their farms. Start learning the skills needed to cultivate your dream farm, and when the opportunity comes you’ll be ready for your version of a dream farm!

A look into our farm setup.

Here’s a look into our farm setup. Starting with one small tractor supply coop was cost effective for us and because we already had one coop, it made since to buy another and link them together. After the chickens out grew the two coops, it was time to get a third coop.

I loved baby chicks so much that eventually our chickens out grew the 3 coops and it was time to add a chicken run. Please note hubby wasn’t always as enthusiastic as I was to do some coop redecorating! (laughing emoji here!) Now they are in our larger backyard, where they free range.

We started small and grew from there. The take away…. Start! You’ll learn so much along the way and the process is so much more rewarding then the destination!!

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