We have been in Xela (a big city for Guaemala) for a year and a half now and we've been in the house we're in for a year. We've been pining for dirt, trees and open air; in other words, el campo!
We move in 10 days to just that, the country, just outside of San Juan del Obispo, Sacatepequez!
We think we have an acre to farm (homestead) and a house with a big chicken run and a separate building that will make two nice stalls. We have big plans for this place and our new lifestyle and we are busy putting them into action. We procured an arsenal of non-gmo seeds including:
egyptian kamut wheat
amaranth oppeopo
quinoa
corns
beans beans beans
peas
tomatoes galoure
gourds
melons & watermelons
squash (summer & winter)
cucumbers
eggplant
carrots
onions
peppers
rapini
broccoli
romanesco
herbs
sunflowers
highbush blueberries
black currants
peanuts
cauliflower
collards
kale
mustard greens
Our goal with the homesteading is to become food independent! I feel like that should be capitalized, it's so important and special to me! Food independence goes hand in hand with having a whole-diet farm and that's what we are aiming for. It's not going to happen over night but, we'll work as hard as we can towards our goal.
For meat & eggs we are going to have:
Chickens
Turkeys
Ducks
Guinea Hens
Rabbits
For milk, butter & cheese we are going to have:
GOATS!
The property has an avocado tree, it's young but, it's already producing. There's also a 2 year old cinnamon tree! How cool is that? We really just can't sit still we are so excited!
We are going to garden using Intensive Gardening methods to maximize our space and work with the earth....can't wait to have a Three Sisters Garden!
