Ep. 97 - Do You Feel Like Quitting?

Do You Feel Like Quitting?

It's Sept. It's still hot. My Fall garden lettuce and greens will not germinate in this heat. I may run out of growing time before the first frost.

For my wife, Feb and March are the worst times. The horses are covered in mud and it seems like it will never end.

Tips for when you feel like quitting - how to come back?

• Failure is an option.

• Embrace the seasons.

• Take the time.

• Re-evaluate your goals.

My goals are to grow as much of my own food as possible and to learn and share skills.

Seems like a lot of people quitting homesteading lately. Or redefining it as "farmsteading", "freesteading" or "lifesteading".

So what is a "homesteader"?

Maybe the deciding factor should be: Homesteaders have poison ivy X number o ...