The Small Homestead by the River is my ongoing record of homestead planning, daily life, and the big changes that come with starting over. I’ve lived in California for nearly two decades, and after I sell my current house, I plan to stay in Siskiyou County in Northern California and begin again by converting a shed into a small home on a beautiful piece of land. My goal is to finally build the one‑acre homestead I’ve been designing for years.
This blog follows that transition—the reasons behind the move, the shed home I’ll be converting, the goat paddocks I’m planning, and the orchard and garden that will fill the rest of the land. It’s a place to document the process honestly, step by step.
SMALL HOMESTEAD by the river 