Welcome to Pilgrim Botanist
Beginnings:
The Pilgrim Botanist started as a blog online in 2024 and is a dream that has existed since 2018, when we (Corrie and John) realized that we wanted a homestead (farm). At that point, I started working towards it by gaining the skills I needed to run one if I ever got ahold of it. As a result, I have skills when it comes to yogurt, jams and jellies, butter-making, cheesemaking, multiple ways of making soaps, creams, and scrubs. I also make extracts of different types and I am excellent at taking care of and propagating many types of plants.
More recently, I came to realize that a farm is an incredibly complex and large responsibility as well as expensive. Lately, I have scaled down the goal to a much smaller, more manageable one. Instead, I am is just gonna have a whole bunch of hobbies and share them with people. I will worry about the farm part once the kids graduate from high school!
Mission, Vision and Goals:
Mission:
To document and enjoy the journey having a hobby of having many homesteading activities and working out the bugs in them.
Vision:
Documenting the changes in our lives as it goes and working towards that place of our own.
Current Goals:
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To be thankful for what God has given us before asking for more.
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To be less wasteful with what we have by using it to the fullest.
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To figure out how to do many activities and hopefully, maybe, someday even have a farm...a very, very small one!