by Mellissa | May 30, 2018 | Farming with kids, Life off-grid, Tiny House Living
Tiny houses are often considered a radical way of living for couples or singles but there are a great number of people living with kids in tinee tiny homes and that includes us folks at Getting the Good Life. Since we lived on a very small sailing boat together for a...
by Mellissa | Mar 31, 2018 | Farming with kids, Growing Food
What can you do if you want to lead a self-sufficient life but don’t have a farm? Meet Sam, a 35-year old American mom of two wonderful children, who is married to her high school sweetheart. Sam isn’t able to follow her farm dreams right now but her...
by Mellissa | Feb 11, 2018 | Farming with kids, Growing Food
Many people ask me how I get anything done in the garden with my kids in tow. The truth is it’s not easy, takes more time and can be stressful. But it’s not impossible and most of the time it’s a lot of fun for all of us. We came up with a few good...
by Mellissa | Jun 10, 2017 | Farming with kids
Anyone with young children knows how difficult it can be to get anything done. On a small farm there are some jobs that have to be done, animals must be fed and vegetables watered, feed stored properly and machinery or tools mended (constantly it seems). In any...
by Mellissa | Feb 19, 2017 | Farming with kids, Our Story, Uncategorized
When we moved across Europe to start our new life on a small farm in rural Spain I was 6 months pregnant. We were excited about our new adventure and although the timing seemed crazy to everyone else, it was just right for us. We had 3 months to get things started...
