I'm Katie, very nearly 30, me, dh and our two little girls (23 months and 10 months) have recently moved to an old farmhouse in mid-Wales with 8 acres of land (mostly fields we'll let out for sheep atm) and a big veg patch. We have lots of plans and lots of books but frankly no experience - last summer I planted tomatoes (with a newborn strapped to my front and an excitable toddler, that was a fun afternoon!), then it rained for several months and we ended up with 4 tiny tiddlers.... so self sufficiency may be a way off yet!
Currently struggling with trying to get the veg patch in some sort of shape so I can actually use it and being a bit stymied by the weather as I need dh to look after the kids to get much done - the toddler would love to help out but it's a death trap up there so she can't play and just comes after me trampling on everything I've planted and moaning...
Interested in no-dig, permaculture, home edding the kids a little way down the line, and generally making life as easy for myself as possible by 'working with' not 'doing to' in pretty much everything...
So that's me! But now I have no time to ask anything
Katie xx
8 acres sounds fantastic sounds like you have a lovely life already 
