The Burning Barrel Farm

We like to think we are the bosses around our farm, but in reality, we are far from in charge.  Years ago when we started this journey, we had one goal in mind...self-sufficiency with a more wholesome lifestyle.  We never imagined we would take a few detours along the way.  Our homestead grew a little quicker than we wanted.  It got to the point of needing to find balance and we needed a little extra income to help with the increased costs to feed our animals and build the appropriate shelters.  We were also struggling with trying to teach our children to the level of our personal expectations and goals.   That is when we came up with the idea of our kids taking control of their own learning and needs with regards to our homestead.  We also wanted to make sure the kids were a part of the growth of our little farm and had some type of investment in it (other than the daily chores).  That's when we decided to try some baked goods and viola!  Our kids each had their own little bakerie