Happy New Year! 2020 Homestead Year in Review

This year is over and that means it’s time to reflect! 2020 has been exhausting and stressful for many and the year at Riverbend was no exception.

In this episode of Pantry Chat, Josh and Carolyn look back at their past year at Riverbend to discuss successes, failures, and accomplishments while hinting at what might be coming up in 2021.

In this Episode

• Josh and Carolyn discuss the challenges of living in Idaho.
• Josh and Carolyn describe ice skating on the ponds and family fun at the New Year’s ice skating party this year. 
• Josh and Carolyn answer whether they will ever get horses and how their dating story has a fun connection to horses.
• Josh talks about the four new people living at Riverbend.
• Carolyn reflects on planning and the importance of thinking ahead while also looking back.
• Carolyn is hosting a sourdough challenge on January 16th.  Join the waitlist now to have access to recipes right away!
• Josh and Carolyn talk about working on the property and all the surprises that have come along with their rehab efforts. 
• To see why horse logging was so helpful with property fixes this year, watch this video.
• How grandma is doing sharing a bathroom with 10 kids and why the laundry room is challenging. 
• Josh talks about producing compost and plans for next year with the compost. Should Josh make a video about his compost system?
• Carolyn talks about her favorite method of egg preservation. Learn more about liming eggs.
• The pros and cons and the success and failures of their garden, animals, food storage, as well as lessons learned. 

Resources: 

• BCS Two Wheel Tractors
• Sourdough Challenge Waitlist
• Logging with Horses on the Homestead
• Preserving Eggs Video

I want to invite you to join me for a FREE live training next week, November 6th, all about freeze drying. If you are wondering if freeze drying is something to add to your homestead, or if you already have a freeze dryer and want to cut out all the trial and error, register for this free live training now. I'll see you there!