Growing Notes is the written field journal behind Growing Our Way.
This is where we slow the videos down and record what we are trying, what we are learning, what worked, what failed, and what we are changing as we build a more capable, intentional family life.
The notes cover homestead systems, family learning, practical projects, animals, garden decisions, useful tools, honest mistakes, and the small choices that shape the life we are building.
Start here
- Growing Notes #001: Why We Created Growing Our Way
Why we started documenting the journey, what the brand is for, and what these notes will become over time.
Video journal entries
Each video entry is part of the practical family record: the jobs, decisions, routines, lessons, and small property moments that make up the Growing Our Way journey.
Video #1: Morning RoundsThe starting point: animals, garden, family rhythm, and the first simple record of the homestead.
Video #2: Unexpected VisitorBreakfast, animal checks, escaped chickens, and the small surprises that shape real mornings.
Video #3: Misty Morning RoutineFog, winter weather, garden beds, greenhouse checks, watering, and the quiet start to the day.
Video #4: Winter Morning RoutineChickens, animals, greenhouse jobs, and the cold misty valley before the day gets moving.
Video #5: Letting the Hy-Lines OutPoultry netting, chicken setup, free ranging, and the practical details of keeping birds moving safely.
Video #6: Irrigation RepairsA small but important repair: damaged irrigation pipe, fittings, tools, water systems, and ordinary property maintenance.
Video #7: Travel PreparationsChecking the property, sorting poultry chores, and getting the homestead ready before stepping away for a few days.
Video #8: Back Home AgainBack home on the Tasmanian homestead: checking poultry, watering, walking the property, and looking over the winter garden.
Video #9: Farmer’s Market MorningFarmer’s market day from the Tasmanian homestead: family life, local food, rural routines, and the ordinary work of growing our way.
Video #10: Car Maintenance on the HomesteadA practical Land Rover Discovery headlight fix and one of the ordinary vehicle maintenance jobs that keeps homestead life moving.
Video #11: Rover CRT Tiller ServiceServicing a Rover CRT tiller in the shed, keeping older homestead equipment useful and ready for practical garden work.
Video #12: Morning Routine and Fixing the Mobile Chicken CoopA winter morning routine on the Tasmanian homestead, plus a practical repair to keep the mobile chicken coop working.
Video #13: Morning Routine and Free RangingA simple morning on the homestead: daily jobs, poultry netting, and letting the chickens free range.
What comes next
As the archive grows, these notes will keep connecting the videos back to the practical decisions behind them: costs, routines, tools, lessons, changes, and the small improvements that make family homestead life work.