Gary Dickenson talks about his move from the UK to a remote homestead in northern Latvia.
Have you ever thought of changing your relationship with food?
Gary Dickenson put food front and centre in his new life as a homesteader. He tells us about his move from a seaside town in the UK, where he worked in marketing, to a remote corner of northern Latvia.
Dickenson says that the thing he best likes about homesteading life is the freedom it offers him.
Busy Homestead
It’s a busy homestead. Projects include:
Greenhouses
Smoking food
Canning
Wood heating
Maple syrup
Hugelkultur
No-Till veg plots
Thinking of Homesteading?
Here are Dickenson’s tips:
Before you make the leap, spend time on a homestead
Look ahead 10 years to think about where you want to be
Don’t buy into the romanticism of a homestead because it’s hard work
Plan, but let plans change
Act like a child and ask “why?”
Experiment and celebrate both success and failures
Build a network of friends for support
Check out the Baltic Homesteaders YouTube Channel
Connect with Gary Dickenson
YouTube: BalticHomesteaders
Twitter: GaryDickenson
Instagram: baltichomesteaders
If this episode piqued your interest in the idea of refocusing your life around food, tune in to the April 2021 episode entitled It Takes One Person where we chat with Julia Dimakos about her move from Toronto to a rural property where she created a very big kitchen garden.