{"id":1242,"date":"2011-04-26T11:18:33","date_gmt":"2011-04-26T15:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/?p=1242"},"modified":"2011-04-26T11:18:33","modified_gmt":"2011-04-26T15:18:33","slug":"qa-homesteading-in-minnesota-and-homesteading-seminars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2011\/04\/26\/qa-homesteading-in-minnesota-and-homesteading-seminars\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&A: Homesteading in Minnesota and Homesteading seminars"},"content":{"rendered":"

Homesteading in Minnesota<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have enjoyed reading your writings over the years and following your homesteading adventures.<\/em>
\nWas just wondering if you would share why you chose to move to Minnesota. I was thinking some of the more western states are more freedom loving. And Minnesota is COLD! As well as so dark in the winter. Of course I have not lived out west, so not sure if where you were wasn’t just as bad…<\/em><\/p>\n

Deb Gates<\/em>
\nSeymour, Wisconsin<\/em><\/p>\n

We moved to Minnesota because I had lived here before, I have a son here, we knew the area, and land was quite reasonably priced. There are also very few building restrictions in the area we chose. We found most areas of the west not so “freedom loving” as imagined.<\/p>\n

We loved the west, but land that is homesteading friendly is generally hard to find in a small enough affordable piece. We would love a big ranch by the mountains, but don’t have $2,500,000! Smaller parcels, such as 40 acres, are usually in subdivided areas that used to be big ranches, bought up by a developer. We like people but don’t want neighbors. We love wilderness living. Having six or eight people in the nearby vicinity doesn’t appeal to us. That’s why we live 1.3 miles from a road, way back in the woods.<\/p>\n

You never get everything you want in a homestead, but you need what will make you happy. Everyone is different in their likes and desires. It’s what makes us individuals. Visit the west a few times and look at what property is available with a realistic eye for potential homesteading. Maybe it’s just what you want. We needed more wilderness and more land to become more self-reliant. In fact, today, we just closed on buying the 40 acres next to our homestead. We bought it so we could have more pasture for our livestock and more protection on any future “neighbors.” We walked the land a few hours ago, doing a “victory lap” and are very thrilled to have saved so diligently for so long and are finally being able to add to our homestead. — Jackie<\/p>\n

Homesteading seminars<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was thinking about you and your wonderfully fulfilling life that I and many others like to share through your blog. I know money is always tight for you and I thought of a way that you could make some extra cash and your loyal readers could get to see you and be taught by you. How about offering a two or three day seminar at your farm where you could instruct and encourage a group of ten or twenty folks who would pay you for your knowledge and experience. We could camp out or stay in a local motel. I know that I would be thrilled to meet you and learn from you firsthand. <\/em><\/p>\n

Deborah Motylinski<\/em>
\nBrecksville, Ohio<\/em><\/p>\n

Actually, Will and I have been talking about doing this sometime in the future. We aren’t set up right now, but when we are less “rushed” with projects so that we can devote sufficient time to folks who come, we quite probably will be having a couple of homesteading seminars each spring, summer, and fall. We’ll be sure to keep all of our BHM readers posted. — Jackie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Homesteading in Minnesota I have enjoyed reading your writings over the years and following your homesteading adventures. Was just wondering if you would share why you chose to move to Minnesota. I was thinking some of the more western states are more freedom loving. And Minnesota is COLD! As well as so dark in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1242"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1242"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1242\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}