Yesterday was a HUGE day for the @papa-pepper tribe.
It has been about a year and a half since we moved to Arkansas with the intention of starting a homestead. Trying to live a self-sufficient life as a family is just one piece of sorting through how to restructure our life in order to get me home with my family so that I can obey the call that God has on my life as a husband and father.
Moving 750 miles away from our families and home was certainly a huge step, but actually purchasing the land took things to another level. We wanted to make sure that this is what we were supposed to do, which is why it has taken us so long to actually purchase the land. We did not want to charge full speed into a huge mistake.
We feel confident that this is the path that we are supposed to be on, so we have taken that next step forward. Ever since we sold our house up in Wisconsin, we have been holding onto $10,000 USD cash to purchase land with. Interestingly enough, if it was not for @papa-pepper being able to pull some money out of steemit last year, I think that we would have had to tap into this supply. Therefore, I can accurately say that steemit has even made buying our land possible!
Since we have been staying nearby and I have had access to the land, we have been making progress on it for some time. Last fall I even harvested two deer off of the land. Some of the property has been cleared, and @grandpa-pepper and I cleared a spot for a driveway and for our house site too!
Unfortunately, I had to wake up at 4 am today to leave for work, which means that I am not able to take any new photos right now or make a video for you. I think that I may have to do a video tour when I return and post that so you can all see what I am dealing with, but in total we picked up about eight acres!
Here is a photo of some of the landscaping that we are already doing. Amazingly I got hundreds of perennial plants for free, so I started to landscape the roadside. A little work investing in planting these flowers now will brings years of beauty and erosion control.
I'll keep you posted as we continue, and work on that video when I get home. If you want a little more information about what is going on in the neighborhood, @bluerthangreen purchased his land yesterday too, so you can check out his post about it here: https://steemit.com/goals/@bluerthangreen/steps-to-freedom-securing-our-land.
THANKS FOR HELPING MAKE THIS POSSIBLE STEEMIT!
Until next time…
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Steem is giving the general public a chance of a better life along with many other cryptos. Interest rates you get from banks and such are scandalous and we are made to believe we are lucky and these are good deals. You start looking outside the box like all we are doing and then you have a chance of a more fullfilled life! Rant over! 😎
Great rant though! I agree!
Congratulations!! I am currently in the same boat... saving for the day i can buy my own homestead.. although my recent rotator cuff surgery has set me back a couple of years... i am hoping to get there before i hit 55. I am using my time wisely by learning as many things beforehand so i will be successful at achieving my goals.. I too have been looking at land in Arkansas, as well as Kentucky.. something about the rural woods with privacy and down to earth neighbors is appealing to me.. i look forward to following you and hearing of your progress. may god bless you and be you successful in your endeavour.
I hope you get there too, and steemit may even help! Thanks for the encouragement. We will keep you posted.
Hello @papa-pepper
Congratulations on the land purchase.
You said that Being on Steemit made the Land purchase possible, and i tell you that you being on Steemit have made things possible for a lot of people.
Thank you sir and God Bless you.
@ogochukwu
Thank you for sharing in on it with us!
Great plan. We all should focus on sustainibility in life. Mighty hard work to get 8acres under control!! Hope yall have some big tractors :)
I've got a plan. Thanks!
Congrats on the land @papa-pepper! I am so glad to see steemit success at work! Hoping to get there someday! And I know how the whole moving away from family thing goes. When I got back from Afghanistan last year, my wife and kids and I all moved from New York to Nevada. We had to move to keep making money. Hopefully we'll be moving back to the east coast soon for a better job. lol. So I can't say that Nevada is where I want to be, but hey, it's home for now. But I'm glad you got a place where you want to be! That is always an awesome thing! So again Congratulations! And as always beautiful pictures!
Semper Fi!
@teotwawkiman
Very interesting. Glad you're back.
We will see where your journey takes you.
Thank you and as long as I have my family it doesn't matter. But we're all hoping for some greener environment at the least. Lol.
Very good mentality.
Thank you sir.
Hats off to you for following what god needs you to do. Alot of people would not have the the drive and will power to do this. The lord works in mysterious ways. God bless you and good luck. And most of all congratulations on your purchase.
Thank you so much for that encouraging comment.
I am sure that you all have plans for the homestead, but I came across Keyhole Gardens a few years back and have decided to implement them in my own area. Because they take up less space I can put them in around the house and still have room to landscape around the immediate area. The are raised beds, so you have less back breaking work, and the best part is that the center is built for composting. Weed the Keyhole Garden and then just put the compost right down into the middle of the bed, no need to transport it elsewhere.
(Don't hate, wiki is just the easiest place to get started ;P )Here's a link for you (or anyone else who is interested): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyhole_garden
Thanks. I've never heard of this. I'll check it out.
Oh, good! Just let me know if you have any questions.
Yeah, they are pretty cool.
Thanks for sharing it.
I look forward to seeing more from your homesteading adventures. Taking a year to survey the land, etc. before buying it is a great idea and I am sure that you have plenty of plans!
Congratulations @papa-pepper. I believe and pray that God will help you fulfill all your plans for you and your family.
I thank you for all that @hope777! That is the goal, follow His plan!
Your post was mentioned in my hit parade in the following category:Congratulations @papa-pepper!
Congrats first on your babies and families health. I know that was a while ago but with out the Lord giving us all of these blessings nothing else can follow. Congratulations on the land, happy Steemit and your hard work made it happen. You are a true inspiration. I love all your videos and photos. Have a blessed day. 🙂🏜
Thank you for encouraging us too.
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There is nothing like it is there,owning your own piece of the world.
Congratulations.
Now I get to be the best steward of it that I can be. Thank you!
Now that you've carved out a spot, you'll have better control over your ecosystem. You could consider some "friendly" invasive species such as Lady-bugs for pest control, carnivorous plants, etc. No (or fewer) municipal laws on land use and other restrictions to hamstring you!
Great ideas! Thank you!
Looks like some beautiful land from what I can see! Congrats on the purchase, here's to hoping that steemit can have a positive impact on the rest of us as well! :)
It certainly is some beautiful land. I think steemit will end up helping many of us.
The pepper homestead is one of the best Steemit success stories I've come across so far. Congrats on taking the next step in realizing your dreams and vision!
Look forward to your continued adventures. Steem on!
Thank you. It is amazing ans incredible, and we are looking forward to the future.
Very creative !! very interesting !!!
Thank you!
nice man :)
Thanks @freshstuff!
Very happy for you and your family. Also very happy that I get to vicariously share this experience and knowledge of your's through this great social media site. All the best to you and yours, from another former Midwesterner.
Thanks @cavemanrob! Live vicariously and thanks for being a part of it.
That's great man! Congrats to the Pepper family!
Thank you very much my friend!
Nice steemit has helped pay for the land. 8 acres! In Ireland you would be paying probably in the region of €200,000 for that if not more!
Wow! There are some reasons that I chose Arkansas.
Haha yeah, I suppose there is alot more land in America so it cheaper, it's not as in demand, here for an acre of land with planning permission you can easily be looking at €65000+ it's crazy we're being priced out of it!
There are many places in the US with much more expensive land, so we moved where it was cheaper.
Congratulations!
Thanks! I'll have to name a bullfrog after you and release it on my land.
:) make sure he's as big as papa-pepe-the-frog!
At least!
Best of luck on your land, may it be all you want it to be.
It has been entrusted to me for now, I'll try to be the best steward of it that I can be. Thank you @ocrdu!
I am planning to avail a house loan and use steemit to support it but I doubt I can achieve that or is it possible?
Anyways, what a nice family you have. :)
I will be using funds from steemit to avoid having a loan when we build. It is possible, but it requires a lot of work. Thank you.
One of the most interesting families you have @papa-pepper. Slowly but surely you’re making your way into my book :P.
Thank you very much @fingersik.
Nothing to thank me for buddy. Your actions speak for you.
This is so great to be able to share how great Steemit is and what can be accomplished with hard work . I can tell you one thing @papa-pepper Steemit is going to change a lot of peoples lives in the nearby future Well Done !!!
It certainly will! Thanks TEAM SOLO!
Great job, keep following on the Lord's path and you can't go wrong!
True dat! Thanks.
I had a similar dream years ago, and we moved here to live it for a while. At the moment I am living it alone in a remote area.
I wish you all luck and joy in your new venture. It will be hard work, but the satisfaction is priceless.
Thank you. So far, we are enjoying it.
Congrats man! Its awesome you are living out your calling
Indeed it is. We will see where it leads.
Congrats.!!
Thanks!
Papa you seriously buy land with help with the money from steemit @ papa-pepper
Yup, it helped me keep my savings so I could still buy the land.
Cool.
I also want my steemit can be like steemit papa one day@papa-pepper
Hopefully one day!
NICE!! Getcha sum!!
Would it have been possible without Steemit in your case? If not, then we really do live in the future.
Not quite. And definitely not yet on the house, which is next.
When am I coming back on the air with STP?
That is a great question, and one that we need to answer quickly. The sooner the better.
Man 10k wouldn't get you land of any size or worth down under. From the pics I've seen it looks like peaceful and fertile environment. I wish you the best.
10k would have just paid 5 years of property taxes on my 1/4 acre in the city. I figured this was a better use of it.
Thanks so much!
Absolutely. I pay nearly $2k a year on my home plus water/sewer, maybe time I do some research on cheap acreage and go off grid.
We thought it was a good idea.
hey man congrats! steemit has helped me make a few dreams come true as well :)
Glad to hear it @simba! Thanks.
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Congrats on the land buy! Good to see you doing well on and off the platform!
Yes, it is an amazing time for us. Thank you for your support @trafalgar.
Is there any animal that you would like to see Papa try to get close to? I could put it on my list.
I am so happy for you and your family. Congratiolations!
Thank you so much @sumsum! We are very blessed!
Congratulations @papapepper!
Thank you @da-dawn!
Wow! That's awesome.
Oh yeah! It is very awesome! Thanks!
Nice work!
It certainly is great to have land and be able to live off it. Thanks for sharing and Steem on :)
It looks like it is becoming reality! We are excited!
Definitely a great feeling!
Enjoy your day :)
We are glad that you did it! Steemit is really great!
#steemboost
Thank you @steemboost!
You really deserve this! You worked hard here in the last year!
Great to read, that your Steemit "addiction" allowed you to buy that land.
Steem on sir
Steeming on @puffin, steeming on!
Proud for you and your family! Great post. Enjoyed. Any size to the deer you took?
They were pretty good. Got 2 bucks and 1 doe last year.
congratulations @ papa-pepper on the land purchase. I hope steemit helps me to achieve my dreams too.
Congrats @papa-pepper !!! I am so happy for you and your family ! This is Gods will for you and your family! Praise God!!!!
Amen!
Me too! May your dreams come true!
amen....thanks
This is great news @papa-pepper! So happy for you and your family!!
Thanks man. Good to celebrate with you.
Congratulations! If steem goes to $100 it wouldn't be ample compensation for your generosity. Not only for me but for everyone else on the platform you've helped! Thank you again... I feel honored to have you as a friend. If there's ever anything I can do for you- you have only to ask!
Thank you very much, and tell tha man that we said thanks for letting us come over and help out.
tha man should be thanking you!!!
Congratulations on getting the land you've dreamed of for so long. I remember the picture of the house you hoped to build from your post last year. Will you be starting that project soon?
https://steemit.com/life/@papa-pepper/grain-bin-house-the-next-step-in-the-crazy-papa-pepper-family-adventure-seriously-yeah-that-s-the-plan
This one? It is on the list of potential houses.
That's the one. I remember the grain bins. Gives the house a unique look for sure. Reminds me of a castle. But then a man's home is his castle. Very cool.
May great abundance and freedom come to you and yours for having the courage to step into your dream..bless up!
Thank you. We hope do.
Well done papa-pepper, a dream we all share buy few of us make into reality, a lot of hard work done and ahead but am sure it will be we well worth it, good luck!
Thanks @wisbeech!
What fantastic news! And such an adventure! I wish you and the Pepper family all the very best. Following your dreams is, in my humble opinion, exactly what we all should be doing. I wish you every success and know you will find all the strength you need to bring this dream into reality.
You're a good man @papa-pepper
Thank you @handsolo. I appreciate your comments and encouragement.
Congratulations, welcome to the homestead way of life! I hope it is all you hope for and more.....
Thank you very much.