Q&A With A Solo Homesteader - Homesteading With A Fulltime Job | Homesteading By Yourself
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- Опубликовано: 31 июл 2024
- If you're new here, my name is Sage, and I run a homestead in North Carolina using regenerative agricultural practices. Follow along on my journey to transform these 3 acres into my homestead. Looking for more content? Check out my Instagram (@terra.nova.acres) and the @SheSaidHomestead podcast!
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Finally a single female homesteader! I felt so alone out here, it's all families and couples.
Happy to help you find what you were looking for!
SAME! I'm so thankful I found this channel.
Hello Sage, I just found your channel today and wow, I am a 63 almost 64 year old single woman, have lived in FL all my life and have had this desire to live in NC. I went on disability in June of 2021. I love gardening. As I get older I’m unable to tolerate the heat and humidity as well as when I was younger. I also want 4 seasons. I want enough property to have a better garden than I have now, some chickens and a tiny house. My roadblock has been not being able to go to NC to look around, or to view the properties I have found. But finding your channel gives me hope that I will be able to find said property, move there and start my forever homestead journey. I have lots of stuff currently in storage to get me started once I get there. I will go back and watch your previous videos. Make notes and pray that this is the year for me. Have a blessed day 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👩🏻🌾
This Q &A was so inspiring. The fact that you are building a life that fits who you are and what you want to achieve and enjoy is a wonderful example for others who may wish for but don’t believe they can do it alone. No sugarcoating the hard parts but embracing the lifestyle is evident with each smile. It is clear that you are happy. Bravo, Sage!
That jacket is most definitely made of wife material. Her laugh is amazing.
I am 40 years older than you and so admire what you are doing with your life.
"where I can just be instead of just do" - I love this and it really resonates, along with just wanting a place to settle and just live more sustainably and healthily (if that's a word)
the description of how this type of life is more peaceful and chaotic at the same time and that's one thing to love about it...perfect description!
Just stumbled across your channel. I love what you are doing and doing it while you are young. You are a brave, fun go getter. I am 62 and have a small homestead, just chickens and garden and I wish I would have started this lifestyle when I was your age. Keep on growing girl. You are awesome
I did it for 30+ years. Full time job. I milked 5-10 dairy goats daily and my property is on a slope. Chickens free range and rabbits. Livestock Dogs and feral cats. I dont use any chemicals. Never have and never will. I did it all myself. I can no longer do all of this. Senior now but a few goats, free range chickens and few rabbits are what currently reside here. It is a way of life. I also made and sold goat milk soap at the farmers market.
Are you sure you're only 29? You present as wiser. I've been living and homesteading off grid for 16 years north of you in southern VA. It's been my therapy for my MS
I love your videos. I’ve just bought a really old Irish cottage and am starting a homestead on 4 acres. I’m doing it alone and also working full time so it’s brilliant to see your vids and how you’re doing in a similar sorta situation! I appreciate your vids so much!
I'm 51...I wish I had started homesteading at 30. Keep going!!!!! I love this so much!!
I am a Project Manager/ Solution Architect, and watching this video it makes me wonder how many of us have decided to start a homestead. We moved to ours 3 years ago, started a channel just to document what I do and work on new skills. I love to learn and I think that drives everything I do. I also love to share information. Also an extreme introvert and youtube has helped me with that so much. Talking to the camera helps me feel not as alone. I also love to share the joy that I get from being in my garden.
I feel like I totally get you, I have lots of the same needs. So fun to see another single lady doing her thing on a homestead. Encouraging 😊
I’m a 22y/o and struggling to manage my garden and making things from scratch along with my job. You’re an inspiration to me!
This video randomly showed up on my recommended list and now I'm having one of those uncanny moments. I have so many of the same thoughts running through my head. I'm 29 (for another week anyway, haha) and very seriously considering starting a homestead and quitting my day job to start a market garden. I hope to pocket my professor salary for a few years, pick up an investment property (I am SO tired of renting... nothing is mine!!), and then buying a few acres of land in VA or NC. I've been feeling so unsettled with how my life has landed - during the pandemic I earned my PhD in nutrition science and I feel very disconnected from the reason I got into the field in the first place. What's held me back from making a big move is primarily fear of the unknown, and using a PhD in a way that most people don't. Well, that and once you leave academia it's dang near impossible to leave to start a family/ business and get back in. Anywho, thanks for sharing your thoughts! It was great to hear them :)
You answered a lot of questions so many ladies have about homesteading.
Love this video. I’m a fellow solo homesteader and it’s so encouraging to see others who are homesteading on their own- there isn’t enough of it on any of the social media platforms. Great job with the Q&A.
I would love to see some of your journey as well! I want the inspiration & honestly to just have that confirmation around. I know you’ll help many people! ❤
I just found your channel today, and it's great to see this content from someone who 1) has a full time job, and 2) doesn't live on flat land. My land is not as steep as yours, but there's not one level square foot on it. Even raised beds are irritating to set! I have just over 2 acres, some hens, and a decent-sized garden with plans for much more. I look forward to more content from you!
I am also a single millenial and my dream is to have a homestead, you inspire me ❤
Thank you. I find it so hard to juggle a "9-5" especially when I switch from days to nights back & forth. I have a hard enough time managing a small garden & rabbits. Haven't graduated to chickens yet & I already feel over taxed at times. Most of the time😅 so, you my dear have given back my hope. I can do this!😊
Very interesting and informative, Sage. You deserve a lot more subscribers than you have. I've seen RUclips channels such as yours go from a few hundred subs to 15, 20, even 30 thousand subs in what seems like a very short period of time. Good luck to you.
Thank you 🤍
seeing more younger people getting into this. great to see! keep it up!
Good job. Very inspiring and so critical for this and the coming generations. Not an easy life even if you do have help once in a while, but so very rewarding. I'm doing the same but I'm 53 and on a tiny 125x80. I also work full time and I do actually do everything myself since I don't have friends in the local area; or at all now, really, but that is by choice since I'm autistic and it's just easier. I'm working towards a 1 to 3 acre property and will focus on egg laying chickens since looking after 20-30 is about the same as looking after 300 - with a slight scale in tending time of course. It's also contingent on setting things up right and having the right equipment; about a 2 hour per day investment + 1 day a week at the farmers markets.
Why are we not best friemds 🤗🥰🌱💫
Cheers to u my friend 👏👏👏
, i wish i knew this shit when i was in my late 20"s 🤦🏽♀️lol
But i am still very gratful to know it now ... My husbnad and i are about to start our own adventure in the forest .
Great channel 👍
Looking forward to see what u get up to
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Thanks for sharing
Unfortunately, I cannot afford to be the change I want to see in the world, but I'm glad to see that there are people like you who are the change I wanna see in the world. Envious, but glad.
I'm so proud of what you have accomplished at your young age. Congratulations!. Keep up the great work and may God always bless you along the way.
Planting all those flowers in the front yard and (not growing grass) is going to take lots more time over the course of a year.
Get your homestead girl you rock. But my damn roses take a ton of time. And my riding mower and a whiskey is how I relax 🤣 great job!!
I Love what you are doing, the path you have chosen can Never be wrong,, I recognize your Beautiful old soul,,, your name is Cool too,,,, the time it takes to do what we do can only be compared to the abundance of Quality of Life,,,,, I'm happy to have found your channel,,,,,, thanks for sharing Sage 💙
I'm a 28 year old single guy. I live in ohio and would love to live this kind of life. Currently fixing a house I bought on over an acre of land. The negative is that it is directly on a state route. I think I might try to buy another property in the future with more land. You have a new subscriber. I think my first move will be chickens. Won't be ready for them for a year so still but making progress! Looking forward to more of your content!
Good for you Sage! Blessings!
Awesome video. I have 5 acres on the Bayside in Nova Scotia. I am so excited to wake up everyday from the beginnings of my homesteading development. Pumped. I tried living someone else’s version of “health” for way to long and I finally took the consequences like a man and started living more according to god. Goodbye worldly lost ideals and hello to nature and simple things.
Cheers to you!
I resonate so much with this!! So inspiring!
Great video!! Look forward to more like it!
Your honesty and hard work is refreshing. Thank you for sharing
I love your channel. I love the courage of putting yourself out there. Keep going!
Thank you for being so open about the cost!
This is so inspiring! I'm new to your channel by the way, this is your first video I've watched. I'm a 32 y/o woman in Sweden (I am Dutch though). My husband and I bought this house, with a lot of land, in november 2022. The first year we have been working on the house, and observing our land. This year we're going to start growing vegetables. A food forest is also in the works. We, just like you, want to grow food with regard to nature and wild animals, so no pesticides, herbicides or chemical fertilizers. I've been researching permaculture too. I would also like to have chickens in the future, maybe rabbits, maybe ducks, we'll see. We do have a big field that we could graze animals on if we wanted, so we could get some bigger animals in the future, but I don't know about that yet. It's nice to get to know you, I'll be watching some more of your videos now.
I just stumbled on your channel. Lovely and encouraging. Thanks!
You are very special. I enjoyed getting to know you in this video. Thank you! I’m looking forward to more! Very inspiring.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you for doin this for us
Thank you. Your videos are so encouraging. Now I am sure I can do homesteading on my own.
Just found you - very cool. Looking forward to it all. Thank you for sharing!
I’m so excited that I found your channel. Just luv listening about your homestead life.
Love your personality and attitude toward your lifestyle.
Great Video Sage! i have a 5 acre homestead in South Carolina. You just gained a new follower gonna go check out the older vids.
I went to Robbinsville a couple of weeks ago to look at a property. Thanks for the video! subbed
I just found your channel. I found it very interesting. My hubby, grandson & I are looking for a homestead. Hubby is gone a lot at work. So I will be the one doing everything pretty much year round. So I am glad I found your channel. It's inspiring.
Thank you for respecting the land ❤
This was my first time catching your videos. I've been struggling to work full time, work the homestead and launch our RUclips channel. You have inspired me to just do it. Keep up the great work. You have another subscriber here!
Subscribed! I follow Calico Cow Acres and love how relatable they are and this video shows me you’re the same. This is very realistic homesteading
I have two places for sitting and thinking, summer months is outside watching the garden area and the chickens. Winter months is in front of the wood stove, being retired I do enough of it for peace of mind.
However, with growing food, raising chickens and projects I often wonder how I ever had time for a job.😂
Love you channel. It’s a dream of mine to have my very own homestead, it’s so cool to see someone not much older than me doing it all on her own. You’re an inspiration!
I am glad that yesterday I came across your channel.
You are an inspiration to me, for knowing your “whys” and going after what gives you purpose. Well done! 👏
I am also getting ready to step out of the “rat race” and purchase a landed property to raise sheep and roses and chickens :). Been learning and planning for 11 yrs already and 2020 was for sure an eye opener on how empty, purposeless, the city life is.
I will follow your content, for sure I will learn useful things 💗 Peace and Joy!
I am so glad that I got suggested your video! I also intend to get my own land and become a proper solo homesteader but most of this type of content is not solo so you give me hope that it can be done!!
You’re absolutely adorable! I just found your channel today- I am making a homestead in N. MI this spring. I live in Cary, NC now. It’s so funny how many RUclips channels are made in NC- and that Calico Cow farm girl is legit everywhere!! 😂 😂 😂
Omg I've been struggling to find a homesteader who is single and work a full-time good and a women. I'm giving u a huge follow thank u show us ur life.
Welcome to the channel!
We just found your channel last night and subbed. It's nice to see a young woman taking on her journey with such purpose and understanding of who she is!!! We look forward to watching and following along with you on your adventures.
So sweet, thank you! 🤍
Hi there! I am also a solo homesteader, nice to see you!
I’m so happy I found your video! It’s so encouraging to see someone in a similar situation I am in. I can’t wait to watch your other videos and check out your podcast!
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Impressed by your wisdom. Wish you all the best.
You are very inspiring and this was a great video, but please stay safe ❤
Just found your channel. You have a great plan. You know where you want to go, just remember that it is the Journey that is the most enjoyable :) U Give Me Hope is so much as what I need to do on my place here in SE Texas. I am only "1" new viewer but I feel you will get to your '1 Million' viewers one day !!! I look forward to watching your place grow.
I really like your vibe just came across your channel. I guess it was a good time question and answer. I look forward to seeing more of your content. You have a refreshing kind of homestead channel not as stuffy as some😊😊😊
Awesome vid! I just moved to NC as well, learning it and possibly want to start my own mini homestead. My challenge is, i have some vision impairment that doesnt allow me to see well, im gathering the courage to get started! Thanks for the video.
this was a great Q&A. Hope that this year i get to start on my 1/2 acre. Specially that i am a PM that works from home :)
I'm so happy I found this channel. This is exactly what I want to do. I've been procrastinating because of some doubts that I can do it alone. I'm also almost 50 so that's a concern as well but I think this channel will inspire me to do soon.
I just found your video I really love it and really admire you for what you’re doing. I am a 68-year-old male and would have loved to do what you are doing.
HI I am new to your channel & also (what I call) a "corporate homesteader"! I agree, while the homesteading can be exhausting physically, it's mentally refreshing for me! I love being able to WFH 2 days a week & spend lunches in the soil :D
I am so happy I found you! I also homestead on my own, but on a smaller scale (I don't have room for large animals, I raise chickens and ducks for myself and hopefully I'll add rabbits this year). I also have a full time job which occupies my evenings (I work from 6 PM until 2 AM). I am the same, working on my property helps me relax and it has done wonders for my mental health.
Just found your channel a few days ago. And it is one of the greatest out there. Plus I I also love the one that you have with calicoacres
I'm so glad you enjoy it!
You have chosen a good path to happy life. Best wishes
As a solo Homesteader myself. It is an incredible life . I started my journey in 2019, and it's been the most rewarding thing I've ever done. It's very hard work ,but so worth it . Congratulations on your adventure. Enjoy
Love love loooooove this inspiration & total conformation Queen!
It’s been on my mind if I can do it alone but you gave me last push I needed. I resonate deeply with your story, thank you! “By The Way Look up Mini Highland teacup cow” They stay small relatively compared to any cow and they have dogs personality as well as great milk, cheese, and butter. Also, they usually just need .5-1 acre. Low maintenance compared to any cow and does well with the rest of the gang! Thank you again & wishing you the best!
Hello fellow North Carolinian! I’m turning 19 this year and I’ve dreamed of homesteading for years but didn’t think I could ever get it done on my own and don’t really have much help. You’re my new inspiration!
so many questions!
we do this life to slow down & live better, that's really there is for it, anything else is a bonus; love your style, determination
would love to see your little house, seen part of your kitchen & it's very country/rustic, is it a 1 bedroom, does it have a decent bathroom?
i have 1 & half acres with a small old cottage (that's been tortured with renos, that we're fixing up) slowing down & giving the kids a decent life & the fact that i wanted to have my own home, is why i moved to the country, plus houses with land was cheaper to buy than in the suburbs.
keep doing it the way your doing it, make yourself happy, don't worry about what others think (the nay sayers esp) small steps & slowly does it, is sometimes the only way to fly
thanx so much for sharing
My house is a 2 bed, one bath built in the 60's. The entire thing is real and original wood paneling. I don't share much of my house because I like to maintain some privacy around my personal space. The bathroom is small but decent... But also painted purple which I hope to change soon. And the house will need some renovating to address minor issues I knew about when I bought it.
Thanks for being here 🤍
So funny! I've lived in Colorado for the last few years after spending 4 years living in Asheville! We've swapped lives 😅 started homesteading in Colorado but I so wish I had that opportunity in Asheville while I lived there! The elements in Colorado, as you know, can be harsh!
Hey, Sage! I loved this video (shocker, I know..😂) I resonate with you so much on the balance of peace and chaos. The freedom to choose what we give our energy to is sacred. Can’t wait for your video on costs. I wish I could move elsewhere in the states for a better range of lower costs properties with land. It sucks here in Wisconsin. I work in an affluent area and unfortunately that means there’s very few properties within 45 minutes of it that are a reasonable price for a single mother, especially one who won’t accept anything under an acre lot!!! lol But I am desperate to have that peace you speak of! Just looking at your background while you were talking.. your view and property are breathtaking. so proud of you for not accepting less and for going after what feeds YOUR soul. We need to do what’s best of us ultimately, or we end up grieving the loss of a life not lived for ourselves. You’re being true to yourself, and that’s more than what most will do. Keep rocking it, sister. We’re all here to learn from you and to be a part of your amazing journey in self fulfillment ❤ have a great weekend!!!
I'm a over the road truck driver doing what I can to homestead on 1/3 acre. I find long season crops that don't require my attention to be a good way to grow food in an absentee fashion. Grain corn with clover and winter squash is the main combo.
As a person who grew up in WNC I feel like this is my backyard
I homestead by myself as well, im in the building off grid infrastructure stage, im automating as much as i can to free up time. The biggest difference between us is, im up in the mountains up in a tropical rain forest 😂
I am preparing to embark on a very similar journey of my own. I have been researching and gathering as much information as I can over the past couple of years. Aside from all the research I've been doing, my actual move forward with these plans will be taking place in the mid to later part of 2024. I am so nervous and yet very optimistic and excited. Much (almost all) of what you spoke about in this video echos my own feelings and reasons, fears and drive. Thank you for taking the time and allowing us to see such a personal side of your adventure.
You got this! Good luck 🤍
Hi Sage keeping doing what you like and you be happy all time thanks for the good video 👍👋🍻
Thank YOU for watching! ☺️
Lovely channel. If you are consistent with your videos you will hit it big. You are personable and have valuable content. I look forward to more videos from you. I am 59 years old and embarking on similar interests alone.
Enjoyed your video ❤
Look into silvo pasture before you cut your trees to turn into pasture. For anyone looking to raise sheep, the Shepherdess channel has absolutely the best value of information.
Yep! It's my intention to leave certain trees, not to clear cut. I went through and ID'ed the trees before I cut anything down. I'd also like to plant trees in the existing pasture area that was clear cut.
You have a good balance of neccessary wood, pasture, and arable -
You'll bond with any animal & they'll follow you around and are pretty much docile ( except bulls and boars - can be dangerous ) - mowing and collecting grass is good compost ( nitrogen ) just like wood is good ( carbon )
Nice video. Sounds like such a nice life and based on permaculture principles.
Great video! New sub here. Keep up the great content. Best wishes and god bless.
I just came across your podcast yesterday and now your youtube and I am obsessed. I’m almost 24 and you are living my dream life! If you are comfortable enough sharing, I would love to know more about what you did to be financially stable enough to make this jump and start homesteading so young. My goal is to get to your point by the time I’m 30 so would love to hear your perspective. I know it can be so different depending on area, how much land, and what I would want my homestead to look like but I genuinely have no idea where to even start! Thank you!!
If it's something you want, I would start looking into real estate informational resources. Before I bought a house, I always thought you HAD to put 20% down, but that's not the case. There are programs for first time home buyers, there's USDA assistance if you and the property qualify, and even outside of those programs, there are plenty of ways to buy a house without a huge down payment. Also, negotiating the closing costs with the seller can help a lot. I didn't save up a huge amount of money to do this, and I'm not doing this debt free. I'm just investing what I can as I go and in all honesty, I've overextended a bit which is why I'm focusing on cutting back a bit on investments this year. I bought the cheapest livable house with land I could find in the area, and I knew the pros/cons of that decision. Probably one of the best things you can do right now is work on your credit score. A good credit score goes a long way.
Your are living the dream, don't make it the end goal. It does seem you are enjoying the trip. Good to hear from you. It sound much more like spring at your homestead than it does here in WI. Grapes, table and wine, might be a good fit for you. I keep thinking you have wild plums you might have mentioned, but there are some self-fruitful one. I really like my Mount Royal. I bears a lot of fruit without any inputs other than water and a light prune every other year or so. I had a weird spring and it bloomed before the bees were around so I did hand pollinate it with a paint brush last year. Cows are really big. People don't realize that! They can be so dangerous. As long as the deer population is healthy by you, you should have too many parasites in your sheep.
Nice discover from south of France
Very cool, I'm east of Raleigh and live on an acre. I'm new to homesteading also a fulltime worker also we have a flea market booth and it's hard as I have a wife, SIL & MIL. When it comes to the outside it's all on me. AT the moment we only have chickens I recently joined a local homesteading group. I do want meat chickens but that would be only me and afraid I couldn't. This spring I'm adding raised beds, I find this more relaxing.
Good luck with it all!
Keep overhead low low low to save save save - expensive vehicles when a good cheaper truck will do AND you need to do your own maintenance & building - IT's not how much you make but what you keep that counnts - DEBT IS A KILLER !
I think you’re my soulmate , you literally said everything I think and feel
Just subscribed. It's refreshing to find a younger homesteader. I'm GenX/Y, but my mindset, values, etc. generally lean towards the younger generation's. I've been looking for a channel that reflects that mindset. Especially with doing it alone. There's so much we're capable of as independent women who are choosing our peace over traditional partnerships, as well. Girl power 💪🏽 i hope to have my homestead soon. Who knows, maybe we'll help each other out on the farm one day? 😊
There is something so sacred to having the peace you spoke of, of not having to compromise or worry about someone else's inputs. I've been single 10 years, and let me just say, I dont ever want to go back to that stress. Lol.
Also, most YT homesteaders either fall into that tradwife (😫) or super religious categories, of which I am neither. So it's nice to see someone who isn't pushing that in your face.
Anyway, thanks for popping up in my suggested vids today! I can't wait to follow along and see what you're capable of!
Rest assured I will never push trad wife or religious tones, it's just not me. Spiritual tones maybe, but even that I keep to a minimum. Thanks for being here ☺️
@@terranovaacres Your way of life....does include > the Spiritual aspect. IF you are sharing your true self with us. (nobody has to 'push' anything)
Connecting with the earth / all creatures great and small..... / the joy you find in nature ~ Are all part... of the Peace you are seeking.
Be genuine on your Journey.....humble.... do not be afraid to open up you heart and mind ~ There is a reason you were 'drawn' to this way of life.
~ Joy is found....when God is near. We are all....are just trying to make sense of this short life, while we walk on this earth.
Have you ever thought about selling your sheep fiber? Especially if you have heritage breeds, us fiber enthusiasts love to buy wool to process and spin our own yarn.
Sheep fiber is a wonderful resource, but it is also incredibly expensive to process yarn-grade fiber, especially on a small scale like mine. I would have to hire a professional shearer instead of shear them myself which is very expensive when you only have a few sheep. Also, my sheep have all kinds of seeds, hay crumbs, and general dirt in their wool because I let them graze and roam as they please. Fiber sheep are often kept in a barn and/or wear blankets all the time to keep their wool as clean as possible. I don't have the desire or capacity to spend the energy to maintain my sheep in that way. So it just doesn't quite work for me.
This is the first video I've seen of yours! I am also 29 ill be 30 in june. I do have a partner and 3 kids but he is not really interested in my homesteading dreams. He respects them as my dreams and he provides the income that allows me to do it so I don't have to work but he isn't going to help me with any of it physically and I feel like I'm drowning with just 12 chickens and a large garden in town on 1/4 acre. Tomatoes are my favorite thing to grow. I don't like fresh tomatoes only tomato products but tomato plants just really do something for my heart. My long term dream is for 20 acres and 2 devoted just to a garden (not including space for grains or orchard stuff) but I don't know if I will be able to maintain that all myself and I don't know if I'll be able to afford outside help with it either. I'd love to be able to do content creation to go along with it but I haven't really started because I'm so nervous lol. I have a channel made but I don't have anything posted to it.... maybe this year I'll get some stuff on there.😅
~ My husband did not have my homesteading dreams..... so it Never happened. (too late now)
I hope you can find....someone local, that can help you with the hard labor. ( ask around...teenagers that want to learn this way of life ?)
Can you do without something else....to hire outside help?
@l.m.4014 right now I don't really have the option for outside help and frankly even though it feels like I'm drowning I'm really not I'm just still adjusting and learning to juggle everything. I have a friend who is maybe moving back to town this summer and they will most likely help with the physical things and I'll watch his daughter while he works. This year im trying to get enough growing for us and also enough that I would have the option to sell some. And if I accomplish that next year I'll be looking into the farmers market and other selling options. Once I get an income going from it my options for help will expand as well. My plan eventually is to offer community service hours to the local teens for helping out but that's quite a ways away. My oldest kids are also getting old enough that they can help a little.
You be you the way you want it to be.