Welcome to Faithful Friends Homestead and Kennel Blog!
My name is April Burkhart, Owner of Faithful Friends Homestead and Kennel LLC, and I am excited to be starting my first blog! A little bit about me; my husband and I have been married for 17 years, and I am mother of 3 teenagers and 2 dogs. I have a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Findlay, and am the office manager of a plumbing company. I did not grow up as a country girl, but through raising livestock in 4-H, I always had hoped one day I would live on a farm. And now, here I am, on our 2 acre homestead, living the country life.
With this blog, I hope to share what’s going on with our homestead and let others into our homestead experiences.. From planting seeds, pest control, harvesting, raising animals, shoveling poop, preserving our own food, to just having a good time, I want to share it all with my readers. I will share our successes and our failures…..or maybe we will call them “life lessons” 🙂 Readers will get to see our “creative” construction of projects around the homestead, as sometimes we have to be thrifty and use what’s on hand. More on that in future posts.
I would like to reach people of all ages and skill levels who are interested in learning with us, from us, and from others about homesteading. I want people to understand that it is ok to try new things and fail at them, that following through with a wacky idea can prove to have a great reward, and anyone can homestead in their own way, even if on a very small scale.
With this being my first blog, I am planning on a weekly blog post to start out. Updates will be on Thursdays starting on March 10.
I would love to hear from any reader of this blog, but I do ask that everyone be respectful and kind. We are all stewards of this earth, and we are all striving to do our best with what God has blessed and provided to us.
I can also be reached via email at ffhk@bright.net
I look forward to reading your posts and following your journey! I’ve always admired your desire and drive when it comes to your little farm and growing garden! I’m excited to see all that comes in the future!! 🙂
Thank you! We have definitely come a long way from the garden we had at our last house and the little chicken coop we had LOL. Stay tuned for all the updates that are to come!!