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Balancing Work, Dirt, and Everything in Between.

This blog is for the modern homesteader, a space where ambition meets simplicity.

From the desk of Paige—a startup executive by remote workday and homesteader by every other hour—these essays explore the art of cultivating an intentional life rooted in simplicity, creativity, and good old-fashioned soil.

From the Rainforest Afar, We Sealed Our Desert Deal.
Homestead Journey Paige Slaughter Homestead Journey Paige Slaughter

From the Rainforest Afar, We Sealed Our Desert Deal.

Morning after morning, from the porch of our carport (also made of pallets), we mulled over due diligence findings, discussed negotiation tactics, and (with the occasional help of Starlink and solar panels) prepared our Inspection Objection Letter. Maybe the humidity and being at sea level gave us the gusto we needed. We leveraged Cooper’s findings—the leaky pond, the questionable structural integrity of the greenhouses, the stuck baby deer!—to compose the letter outlining our concerns and our position: There’s a worst-case scenario for each one of these issues. Worst-case scenarios cost pasta.

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