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 will 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 notes coming next
As the series grows, each note can include a few stills from the matching video so the writing feels connected to the actual morning, job, animal, weather, or project being discussed.
Video #1: Morning Rounds
The starting point: animals, garden, family rhythm, and the first simple record of the homestead.
Video #2: Unexpected Visitor
Breakfast, animal checks, escaped chickens, and the small surprises that shape real mornings.
Video #3: Misty Morning Routine
Fog, winter weather, garden beds, greenhouse checks, watering, and the quiet start to the day.
Video #4: Winter Morning Routine
Chickens, animals, greenhouse jobs, and the cold misty valley before the day gets moving.
What comes next
As we publish more videos, we will add notes that explain the thinking behind them: the decisions, lessons, costs, tools, routines, and improvements that do not always fit neatly into a video.