Just the other day I read @goldendawne’s “Homestead & Gardening Bucket List” and it got me thinking about my own list! I’ve always loved the idea of having a bucket list and used to meticulously add meaningful and adventurous ideas to an actual list I kept in a special notebook! I never thought of doing the same with my homesteading goals - I think it will be fun to design my dream homestead and imagine the possibilities! So let’s try it!
Pond Pool
I’ve always dreamed of having a pond pool! What is a pond pool? It’s exactly what is sounds like - a natural, pond inspired pool that is based on the principle of harmonious coexistence. It has plants and fish and clear, clean water. It is a mini, contained ecosystem where the swimming area can be separate from the “regeneration zone,” where plants filter the water and fish provide the nutrients that the plants need to survive!
Food Forest
Yes, a food forest - a wild and natural looking landscape that has a method to its’ madness! I’ve never liked the look of hyper organized gardens… rows and rows of the same crop. Heck, I don’t even like the look of planted forests that are in rows. I like the wildness, the raw beauty, the naturalness of… well, a natural forest. So I’ve always wanted a lucrative and fruitful forest that is both meticulously cultivated yet self sustaining.
Eco Hobbit Home
I invite you to witness the thoughts and desires of my inner nerd - a eco-friendly hobbit home! I love how natural these homes look hidden underground and with plants growing across the roof. It takes less space from wildlife and foliage which is better both aesthetically and sustainably. Companies like GreenMagicHomes are an inspiration!
“Hippie Commune”
“Hippie commune” is the best phrase I could find to articulate my thoughts about this. I would love to live in a community that does not just adopt the principles of sustainability and coexistence with nature, but is founded upon it! I would love to take an undeveloped town and create a movement, an activist example/ experiment, out of it.
Modern Comforts
Many people mistake a “natural” way of life with the word primitive. Why give up the comforts of modern day society to regress back in time, they may ask. Good point - I like modern day comforts as well. But we are a smart species (generally speaking) and I think we can find/invent really cool ways to keep these “luxuries” while maintaining sustainability! This can mean something as simple as solar/wind/water powered appliances to hyper modern (but still zero waste) living!
Some Specifics
I would like a small and manageable orchard, to adopt only rescued animals/livestock, maybe have a cool treehouse for a guest house, a large glass greenhouse, a root cellar… doesn’t it sound like paradise?!
I think I’ll get there someday. Maybe not as extravagantly as I can imagine, but I’m determined to work my hardest.
Photography from Pinterest.
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