Hello from the Midwest!

[simplespirit]

Good Morning!

I am a 40-something mom of four (and wife of one ) living in the Midwest of the US.

After searching for a house we could afford on 10+ acres, dh and I realized that the only home to be found on that amount of property was a 'fixer' and my dh wanted no part in that! We had rebuilt a 110+ yr old farmhouse as our starter house and really wanted to relax and enjoy growing food, not putting in drywall!

So, we 'settled' for a house in need of nothing but a family which sits on just one acre. Thus- we are not homesteading as much as we had wanted but I am able to grow a very large garden and zoning will allow chickens once we build the coop and erect the fence.

Nice to meet you all...

[red]

welcome
an acre is still loads of growing potential!

[Rosendula]

Hi simplespirit

My back garden's about 20 feet long by about 15 feet wide, and I have a half sized allotment. All are rented. I'd give my right arm for a little acre

[AXJ]

welcome

[andyt]

hello,midwest...
if only i had 1 acre of land....brilliant!

[Odsox]

Greetings.
An acre seems to get bigger the older you get

[MKG]

Hi Simplespirit . Confucian saying ... one acre is vast when one needs to mow the lawn.

[hedgewitch]

LOL!

[Ellendra]

Woo-hoo!!! Another midwesterner! I'm in Madison, Wisconsin, where about are you?