This is my first post...I am not exactly sure how to begin. If I were to begin at the beginning it would be a very long post indeed. Basically, I want to record my husband Pat's and my actions, struggles, ideas, trials, errors and victories regarding our attempt at a modern version of homesteading. No, we don't live out on the prairie, or have 100's of acres, or have head of cattle we have to drive to market, and no, we haven't quit our jobs. We live in a little town in Pennsylvania. In a townhouse. We should have been born in the 18- or 1900's when we could have done real homesteading...but here we are in 2010 almost. We have a garden out back of the townhouse where I grow herbs and greens and Pat grows tomatoes. Luckily my folks live an hour and a half away in MD and have allowed us some space for a real garden. There we have an almost half-acre garden and fruit trees which we lovingly refer to as "The Farm." My dad grew up there and used to call it "Turtle Hill" since there were so many box turtles roaming around. So we call it either Turtle Hill Farm or HoBo Farm, spliced from my maiden and married names since it is a joint venture. We believe in the idea of being self-sufficient and sustainable. We grow a lot of our own food, make our own bread and beer and are starting on honey. We believe in knowing how to do something yourself. Most of all, I believe in food! I love food--good, fresh, natural, unadulterated food! I am a vegetarian and it I think that has forced me to learn to look at veggies more creatively, so hopefully I can help others do the same. We'll see how this blog goes, but I hope that it will get some discussion going from like-minded individuals.