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Welcome! We are the Borns. We are a large family embracing a simple, yet meaningful life … together. We live on a homestead in the heart Virginia raising cows, chickens, turkeys, goats, ducks and lots of wonderful children! We are on a journey learning to live a more fulfilling life by getting back to the basics and focusing on the things that are most important to us. We hope you’ll join the adventure. Life is more fun together!

How did we do eating the same thing each week for a month?

Recently, while settling into a new season in our lives, I realized that we needed to switch up how we do meal planning in our home. It needed to be more basic and simple. It needed to be more predictable, but not too boring and easy to execute! Check out the previous post to see… Continue reading How did we do eating the same thing each week for a month?

Easy Meal Planning for a Month When You’re Extra Busy

Meal planning is such a valuable asset for moms, but not every way of going about it fits everyone the same. I’m in a crazy season right now, living in a “tiny house” on our property while we figure out what is causing some major health issues for me when I’m in our home. (We… Continue reading Easy Meal Planning for a Month When You’re Extra Busy

Feeding your large family on vacation, the NO STRESS plan

A vacation can be wonderful, relaxing, yet exciting time for a family, but for mom there’s often a whole other level of work and stress that comes along with it….enter, FOOD. Just because you’ve left your home, doesn’t suddenly mean that you no longer have to feed your family. They still expect food on a… Continue reading Feeding your large family on vacation, the NO STRESS plan

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Need to get out of they fray and reconnect with what matters most? We are offering private farm / homestead tour one weekend a month. If interested send a quick email to patrick@bornstead.com letting us know.