Welcome to Cobble Hill Farm!
Our homestead is located in upstate NY at the foothills of the beautiful Adirondack Mountains. We live in a small farmhouse on less than an acre where we grow and raise much of our food and raise a flock of lively chickens affectionately known as the Coop Girls.
I’m Staci and together with my husband, I’m living and embracing a lifestyle that is best described as simple and homemade. Around here we make most of what we eat and use from scratch, live frugally on a small budget, and hang our laundry on the outdoor line 3 seasons of the year. Although we don't strive to attempt producing all of our food, we do grow and raise as much as we can and consider ourselves homesteaders. And we encourage you to homestead right where you are as well.
Neither of us grew up in this lifestyle. In fact, if you had asked either of us when we were in our 20's or early 30's if we'd be interested in living this way we would've said "heck no". This dream began when I was in my late 30's (my husband in his 40's) and here we are today, in our 50's, living it. What started as small-scale gardening and chicken-keeping when we bought our homestead in 2008 turned into a full-time homesteading lifestyle in 2018 that we enjoy every single day.
Our small kitchen is truly the heart of our home, and where you'll find me, most days, making everything from scratch and preserving our freshly harvested produce. Walk in and you'll find a well-loved sourdough starter and a few fermented veggies on the counter as well as our preserved harvests and various other homemade goodies (yogurt, cheese, ice cream, jams, etc.) filling the cupboards and freezers.
I'm happy that you're here and hope you find some inspiration and encouragement for your own journey!
What You’ll Find Here:
Our simple homemade life includes homesteading where we are. gardening, cooking from
scratch, preserving our harvest for year-round eating, caring for our home and property, and embracing a slower and intentional way of living, so these are the topics that I write about. You’ll find recipes, simple living and homemaking
tips, stories about our day-to-day life, and more.
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