I grew up in a province where fruits and vegetables were abundant in our backyard, but few years later, my father started cutting down trees giving way to his garage. It was quite frustrating because gardening is the closest thing close to my heart. Thankfully, I bumped into @kiaraantonoviche post regarding Steemit HomesteadingChallenge #4 and I thought it is about time to start writing down some of my homesteading dreams.
My homesteading bucket list:
Lot
This is the greatest dream that I want to have. Well, who doesn't like a big place where you can grow trees, vegetables and have space for livestock right? This is where I want to build my farmhouse.
Rice field
The price of rice is starting to shoot up and Filipinos main meal includes rice. I would like to have 2 hectares of rice field with proper water irrigation to feed my family for months for the next harvest.
One of my parent's source of income aside from their work was the selling of palay (unmilled rice). During harvest season, they would sell the 50% of the total harvest and the remaining 50% for ours to consume. I would like to continue what my parent's has started.
Vegetables and fruit-bearing trees
I love the idea of having vegetable garden and trees in the backyard of my farmhouse. It feels like heaven to me surrounded by these beautiful and colorful vegetables and fruits. Fresh and free from chemicals. I am going to plant different varieties of fruits and vegetables so there's no need to run down to market to buy these kinds of stuff for cooking.
Poultry farming
Meat and egg production at your own backyard? Why not? Raising chickens, geese, and ducks doesn't require much of your time. I can use my ducks and geese to control pests and weeds in my rice fields.
Cows
During my elementary days, our teacher often gave us an assignment - to collect a sack of cow's wastes and of course the dry ones. Then the waste which serves as fertilizer would be put into the garden in our school where we grow onions, pechay and cabbage. Result - chemical-free vegetables. I am going to apply this technique to my vegetables and fruit-bearing trees. Like poultry farming, cows are also easy to tend. I can sell cows for their meat too.
This is my bucket list and this is going to be my paradise on earth.
Thank you for reading.
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