Rewilder Life

19/06/2025

11/06/2025

Meet Beth from The Declercq Homestead!!

Join Rachel as she interviews Beth Declercq of The Declercq Homestead.  In today's podcast episode they talk about Beth and Tommy’s journey from city

10/06/2025

I don’t care what you call this kind of life you’re living—homesteading, the farmish life, the simple life, whatever. But in today's episode of the Farmish Kind of Life podcast, I’m here to tell you that there are a lot of things you don’t have to do in order to be part of the club.

Whether you’re doing allllll the simple life things or just a few here and there, you belong and I'm glad you're here!

Links to listen in the comments, otherwise just look for episode 317 of the Farmish Kind of Life podcast in your favorite podcast player. :)

10/06/2025

I’ve been quiet here for a while. Life has been so full and I haven’t had the mental or physical energy to create posts or cook or or…

Finally things have settled down. Our old homestead is listed. We have moved, mostly. And we are starting to unwind and formulate plans here. The new place is starting from zero. It’s quite overwhelming and yet exciting.

We are not unpacked. Infact we don’t have a garage or a pole barn yet. We are waiting for the sale of our other place to do so. I was reminded to be patient yesterday when I interviewed Beth Declercq of The Declercq Homestead.

Anyway, in prep for an upcoming class at Baker's Green Acres I have started baking again.

Gluten free buns… they are even better the next day.

06/06/2025

Sprouting ….

11/04/2025

A little cute from the homestead….

11/04/2025

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This is how people used to access fresh cold water. If they had a large enough house with a deep enough basement, a grate would be placed over the entrance and exit areas of the stream and periodically cleared as needed. Meats and milk could be stored in crocks and jugs immersed in the water and sealed tight. It is extremely rare to find armored streams and spring fed pools in houses now because most were sealed off from the water and either the spring was diverted or fed through a pipe instead. This image was taken in the 1970s or 1960s, and sent by a friend.

11/04/2025

Doing good things over there! Love this so much.

08/04/2025

This picture deserves a permanent spot in the feed because these two giant, genuine grins tell a story I’ve spent much of the last few years terrified I’d never be able to tell.

A different me would have been consumed by stress about all the damage caused by the storms, the flooding, and their aftermath, and likely would have complained about having to chase the cows all over creation in the pouring rain.

But in the middle of it I turned to Adam and said, in all earnest, “isn't this just THE BEST?!”

We CHOSE this life, and the adventure and character development it provides is MORE THAN worth the temporary discomfort we often experience as a result of that choice. Life is never boring, and I kinda like it that way.

The best part of this, (and if you know anything at all about our story, you’ll understand how huge this is) is that Adam looked back at me and said “THIS IS AWESOME.” And he totally meant it.

There was a time, not too long ago, I wouldn’t have even dared to call and ask him to come help. Farming was my thing, not his, this was my problem, not his. I hated asking him for help, not because he was unwilling, but because I was always terrified I was dragging him along on a journey he didn’t actually want to be on, and God forbid “my thing” make him feel any more inconvenienced than I was always sure he already was by it all.

Something I’ve had to learn over and over and over again is that not asking for help doesn’t just rob me of being met where I’m at, it robs those I love the opportunity to experience the joy, meaning and sense of purpose that comes from *having helped* but far worse for, it also robs my relationships of the intimacy that comes from knowing my people have my back.

The worst thing that can happen when we ask for help is that someone says “no,” and we end up in the exact same position we are already in. And yet, vulnerability feels like such an insurmountable risk.

Why?

Because so many of us have been lied to about the “value” in independence, “self” reliance, and have forgotten how much we truly need one another.

Adam and I have been to hell and back the past few years. We’ve almost called it quits so many times. I’m so, so proud to have stuck it out. So thankful he has too. We often still find ourselves in the thick of it, but there has been more joy and sweetness in the good times we’ve fought so hard to keep on the other side of it all.

My friend, if you’re struggling, keep that chin up. Identify and fight for what’s good. And when you get stuck, ask for help. Keep going. It’s worth it.

08/04/2025

Guys!! This is awesome!!!