5 Million Reasons To Live A More Simple Life

As I sat down to write this week's Sunday Farm update  - I happened to glance over at the website counter and noticed we had just reached our 4,999,990th page view.

So - like any normal inquisitive person would do - I waited a few minutes and clicked the refresh button - and there it was - the grand total now stood at 5,000,001.

After a few more moments of thinking about what to write for this week - my mind drifted back to the 5 million total mark. And I began to think...Why?  Why would ten people care what about what we do on a few acres in the middle of Ohio - let alone 5,000,000 from a grand total of 225 countries around the globe.

The answer is actually quite simple - and has nothing to do with us - and everything to do with what we write about each week  - Living A More Simple Life.

Each and every day, more and more people from every walk of life want to grow their first garden, preserve their own food, or raise a few chickens for their own eggs. In short - live a more simple life.

There is something very special about building things on your own - and becoming responsible for the food on your table - and even more importantly - knowing where it came from.

So I spent a little time looking over all of our past weekly updates (see: Sunday Farm Updates) - which for three years now have chronicled the weekly story of building the farm and a more simple life for us.

I thought for today, in honor of the 5,000,000th view -  we would share 5 of our favorite articles since beginning Old World Garden Farms. You can click on any of the links below to view:

The Barn Project In Photos - Raising A Barn When You Don't Have A Clue

Growing Simple - Raised Row Gardening

9 Keys To Living A More Self Sufficient Life

Building The New Chicken Coop

30 Recipes To Self Sufficiency

Our little farm will always be a work in progress.  Mainly because it’s in that “work” that we find all of the fun! It’s where all of our stories and experiences come from – whether it be mice jumping out to scare Mary, or bats flying from an old barn to terrify me – the fun and memories come from the process – not the finished results.

You see, at the end of the day – it should be about having fun and about keeping it simple – or why do it at all?

Thank You to everyone who has followed along on our journey – we truly enjoy sharing the entire OWG Farm experience – and hope we have many articles and projects to share in the coming years!

– Jim and Mary

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