Episode 183 — The 7 Biggest Mistakes New Homesteaders Make

<p>⚠️ THE 7 BIGGEST MISTAKES NEW HOMESTEADERS MAKE (AND HOW TO AVOID THEM)G&#39;day everyone, CJ here, and welcome to episode 183 of Ditch the Store! Today I&#39;m walking through the seven biggest mistakes I see new homesteaders make. I know them all because I&#39;ve made every one of them, some of them twice. For each one I cover how it happens and, more importantly, how to avoid it. As the sign in my kids&#39; bedroom says, mistakes are proof that you&#39;re trying.In this episode:Farm update: weaning Loki off his bottle before the move to the big boy paddock (Doogie is not impressed that the &quot;baby&quot; still gets milk), and getting the Angoras shornMistake 1, too much, too soon, too quickly: bread, ketchup, yogurt, goats, chooks and an orchard all in one week is a recipe for burnoutMistake 2, buying the gear before the skill: why I&#39;m still canning in a $40 Big W pot instead of a $600 US (1,000+ AUD) pressure canner. Also, how an ordinary bowl and tea towel make a perfectly good proofing basket, and why you should borrow or buy secondhand firstMistake 3, animals before infrastructure: the potty calves we brought home with nowhere to put them, why a predator-proof run comes before the chooks, and how having spare hives ready meant we could catch a swarmMistake 4, underestimating the ongoing cost and time: real numbers from our farm. That&#39;s $22 a bag of chook feed, $220–250 a round bale, around $30–37 a bale of lucerne, and sick goats that can turn into $2,000 vet bills. Plus why someone has to be there every day, even ChristmasMistake 5, growing what you think you should, not what you eat: the 40-zucchini problem, and why your supermarket receipt should decide what goes in the gardenMistake 6, no plan for the hard stuff: if you have livestock, you&#39;ll eventually have dead stock. Know your vet, set aside an emergency fund, and decide before it happensMistake 7, doing it alone and comparing yourself to the highlight reel: nobody posts the gel soap, runny yogurt or rock-hard bread, and I don&#39;t milk in a Laura Ashley dress eitherWhy community matters, and where to find mine🔗 JOIN THE CHALLENGE (FREE) Skool community: https://www.skool.com/ditch-the-store-6174/about The October 5-Day Challenge starts Monday 12 October (12–16 Oct)📖 GET THE BOOKS Eggs Without Cartons (Paperback): https://link.amazon/B09pwYzr6 From Brooder to Plate (Paperback): https://link.amazon/B080SYcCL🔗 FOLLOW ALONG Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mojohomestead In