Some may know me as the crazy chicken ninja, but that’s not how my story started.
Many years ago, the Beautiful One (aka, my wife Rebekah) and I brought home four chickens and placed them in a vacant horse stall. Within the first hour, two of them literally “flew the coop” and were gone forever.
Doubts quickly set in at what we had gotten ourselves into.
With determination and massive (perhaps ungodly) amounts of effort, time and money, something surprising happened… I got really good at raising chickens for both meat and eggs.
Fast forward and our 140-acre farm has expanded to include cows (both meat and dairy), sheep, pigs, rabbits, turkeys, and countless other livestock, all with a steep learning curve of their own.
Join me on this homesteading journey and learn from my countless hours of research and “trial by fire.”
This life may not always look perfect, but it’s perfectly fitting for us, and we’re enjoying the journey.
The Ultimate Chicken Butchering Set Up Just Got Better
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Guess What I Built
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DIY Walk In Cooler Tour
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Conceived, Born, Harvested and Butchered
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Joel Salatin on Soil, Cows and the lies We’ve been Told (Polyface Farm Tour)
Justin Rhodes June 25, 2026 4:00 pm
The Sound of Food Security
Justin Rhodes June 24, 2026 8:22 pm
Sheep Restoring Soil
Justin Rhodes June 23, 2026 6:16 pm
Grabbing Cream in Amish Country
Justin Rhodes June 22, 2026 6:41 pm
18 Years A Dad. Here’s What I Tell Every Father
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1,400 square foot front yard abundance
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Cheap DIY Grill to Feed 300
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I Hesitate To Try New Things
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Learning to homestead is difficult. You don’t know what you don’t know and there’s a whole lot of learning to be done. We’re here to help maximize your efforts, reduce the questions and uncertainty, and come alongside you as you realize your homesteading dreams.
Justin Rhodes shares the skills and the delights of becoming a part of your own food story in this inspiring and accessible and beautiful four-color invitation to a more abundant, healthy, and connected life.