The Nopestead
06.02.202500:44
"A homesteader’s legacy is written in the fertile soil, the sturdy barns, and the enduring spirit of self-sufficiency."
20.01.202520:57
“Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stress. Working hard for something we love is called passion.”
Қайта жіберілді:
𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐇 𝐂𝐕𝐋𝐓
07.01.202501:11
In modern times it's very easy to
go to the grocery store and have access to any food item year round. Most people would say this is a great thing and marvel at how far we've come. I however see this as a huge societal weakness.
In my industry I see the food transported by ships and trucks up close and it's gets pretty unclean. Produce also gets harvested early and sprayed with chemicals to survive the trip and quickly loses vitamin content. By the time it arrives in your pantry it can be weeks old and a fraction of it's fresher self.
Eating seasonal from local farms is the most effective way to get the best nutrient dense food and often at better prices. It connects you more to your food because you know where it came from, and helps support local family farms. I started our farm after learning that the eggs in the store are often already months old (in America). The more I learn, the more I want to be self sufficient and protect my family from the food industry that doesn't have our best interest in mind.
"Do not seek to have everything at once, but rather to be content with what you have."
- Epictetus-
go to the grocery store and have access to any food item year round. Most people would say this is a great thing and marvel at how far we've come. I however see this as a huge societal weakness.
In my industry I see the food transported by ships and trucks up close and it's gets pretty unclean. Produce also gets harvested early and sprayed with chemicals to survive the trip and quickly loses vitamin content. By the time it arrives in your pantry it can be weeks old and a fraction of it's fresher self.
Eating seasonal from local farms is the most effective way to get the best nutrient dense food and often at better prices. It connects you more to your food because you know where it came from, and helps support local family farms. I started our farm after learning that the eggs in the store are often already months old (in America). The more I learn, the more I want to be self sufficient and protect my family from the food industry that doesn't have our best interest in mind.
"Do not seek to have everything at once, but rather to be content with what you have."
- Epictetus-
28.12.202422:35
“A garden returns 50x the investment you put into it. Not just food, but joy, peace and a real connection with creation. A spiritual retreat from a noisy world and hurried people. Grow a garden.”
01.12.202422:32
"There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth."
07.11.202417:54
Always a good day when new life is born! 7 healthy rabbit kits for this litter. ❤️
03.02.202504:21
"Children naturally live in the moment and they allow that moment to be what it is; magical and beautiful in every way."
Қайта жіберілді:𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐇 𝐂𝐕𝐋𝐓
16.01.202513:49
The mental health of young people in America and around the world has been on a steep decline. Suicide rates and gender dysphoria among some of the most disturbing, with more children on antidepressants than ever. A lot of blame gets passed around for this but as usual, if we simplify things in our life, things get easier.
Homeschool aside, if we just let the kids be kids again and protect their childhood, the majority of these problems would disappear. You can use my sons as proof. If you let them play, explore, build, and conquer their own little worlds in childhood, they'll grow up into stable and self sufficient adults.
"What society does to its children, so will its children do to society."
– Marcus Tullius Cicero -
Homeschool aside, if we just let the kids be kids again and protect their childhood, the majority of these problems would disappear. You can use my sons as proof. If you let them play, explore, build, and conquer their own little worlds in childhood, they'll grow up into stable and self sufficient adults.
"What society does to its children, so will its children do to society."
– Marcus Tullius Cicero -
Қайта жіберілді:𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐇 𝐂𝐕𝐋𝐓
03.01.202516:49
It's easy to get distracted and veer off course when things aren't going right. Having children that are always watching and learning from you, -even when you don't think they're paying attention-, should always bring you back to what's important.
About 3 children ago I started reading the stoics. I'm convinced that to be a good Father, Husband, and leader, applying that way of thinking is required. We should be virtuous, indifferent to external forces, live according to nature, rational, exercise self control, contribute to the good of our family, neighbors, and friends, and be strong mentally and physically.
At the end of the day we're not just raising children, we're raising philosophers and conquerors that will one day blaze a path across the world.
“This is what you should teach me, how to be like Odysseus—how to love my country, wife and father, and how, even after suffering shipwreck, I might keep sailing on course to those honorable ends.”
– Seneca the Younger-
About 3 children ago I started reading the stoics. I'm convinced that to be a good Father, Husband, and leader, applying that way of thinking is required. We should be virtuous, indifferent to external forces, live according to nature, rational, exercise self control, contribute to the good of our family, neighbors, and friends, and be strong mentally and physically.
At the end of the day we're not just raising children, we're raising philosophers and conquerors that will one day blaze a path across the world.
“This is what you should teach me, how to be like Odysseus—how to love my country, wife and father, and how, even after suffering shipwreck, I might keep sailing on course to those honorable ends.”
– Seneca the Younger-
07.12.202419:43
“The flower doesn’t dream of the bee. It blossoms, and the bee comes.”
24.11.202400:18
“There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.”
06.11.202419:10
"The bee and the flower, a duet of survival, a testament to nature's harmony."
02.02.202523:06
Our garden made it through the cold snap. We should be harvesting cabbage, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, beets, and the rest of the greens by the end of February, just in time to get everything prepped for the next seasons garden.
13.01.202520:45
“I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet simple things in life that are the real ones after all.”
02.01.202501:42
Happy New Year everyone! I hope this year brings good health, prosperity, and many blessings to you all. ❤️
06.12.202423:16
“In every garden, there is a secret place where beauty and wonder await.”
21.11.202401:00
Best part of daily chores by far; checking on the babies. 🥰
05.11.202400:23
Harvested some of our squash today!
21.01.202521:20
"Nature is full of genius, full of divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes its fashioning hand."
Қайта жіберілді:𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐇 𝐂𝐕𝐋𝐓
11.01.202516:59
This is my oldest sons most recent project. He built a scale wood model of the Russian PPSH to give to his best friend for Christmas.
After chores and homeschool he disappears into my shop for hours building different toys and models out of scrap wood I've saved. Almost all of his projects are gifts for his friends.
After chores and homeschool he disappears into my shop for hours building different toys and models out of scrap wood I've saved. Almost all of his projects are gifts for his friends.
31.12.202401:08
“In the sunflower’s face, we see the bees’ delight, a reflection of the joy and wonder that comes from being alive and connected to the natural world.”
03.12.202419:47
"Dear friend, don't let the bustling culture determine the needs of your own children. You get to choose how they grow up. You can protect their time, energy, and imagination. You are the gatekeeper of the garden of their childhood."
13.11.202423:13
Snuggle bunnies. 🥰
30.10.202421:11
"It's the sheer joy of seeing things grow and helping them to grow, even harvesting the stuff that you've grown yourself, no matter how old you are."
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