About Everything

Thanks for visiting A Farmish Kind of Life!  As I say on my podcast, I like to talk about “homesteading stuff, and life stuff, and everything in between.”

About Me:

I’m Amy — farm girl, author, podcaster, and porch-talk truth-teller. Equal parts sweet and sass, I’ve been writing about real life and homesteading for over 16 years. Around here, you won’t find perfection or polished advice. What you will find is honesty about the way seasons shift, both on the farm and in life.

About the farm:

We’ve called Clucky Dickens Farm home since 2011. It’s five acres in central Minnesota that’s seen a lot of trial and error. Over the years we’ve raised chickens, ducks, pheasants, turkeys, pigs, goats, horses, and even rabbits. We’ve tended big gardens, punted through starting an orchard, and filled the freezer with our own home raised meat.

But here’s the truth: homesteading isn’t one straight line. It happens in stages. There were years we were all in — raising everything we could, building pens and coops, working ourselves ragged. And there were years we pulled back, realizing we maybe (absolutely) didn’t need to do all the things to live this life well.

We learned that homesteading life really changes when kids grow up and move on. When schedules morph and priorities change. Those big homecooked from-scratch meals? We still love them, but these days it’s sometimes easier to grab a quick PBJ because you’re the only one around.

We’re at a different place in life now, one that often has me wondering what’s the next step? What do we need? What don’t we? Sometimes the answer is a new project; sometimes it’s letting go of one. Life stages are weird, and we’ve walked through plenty… but each one has taught us something about what really matters.

So whether you’re here for the chickens, the pie recipes, or the porch talk about midlife and how things look different now but that’s because they should… welcome. Pull up a chair — I’m glad you’re here.