About Us

 The Reckless Homestead was started by us in October, 2015, As a way for our family to build and live better lives for ourselves. This blog is intended to be a community for creative homesteaders of all walks of life, Those interested in trying their hands at the lifestyle themselves, And general homesteading rockstars! 

  If you are looking for a community dedicated  to a beginning homestead, Then you should feel right at home here. This is about my experiences with starting out homesteading. I'm not a pro... far from it actually. This is all VERY new to me, And I'm looking forward to learning and experiencing as much as I can and sharing what I learn with you, along the way!

A little about me

  My name is John, I'm a 39 year old husband to a very supportive wife, Karen, and father of two wonderful children, Nicholas (13), and Erin (10). Born and raised in Upstate New York, We got sick of the hustle there, as well as the weather. After a long struggle, and many road trips, my wife and mother-in-law found a wonderful property in North Florida, On 5 acres, and decided that it would be our new home. It just felt "Right", And like a great place to raise our little family.

Why the name?

  That's a great question. I just felt it "fit". We are FAR from perfect in our approach, And often I like to learn by trial and error, And that often can be seen by many as "reckless" in my approach. Not to mention, One of my greatest loves in life is furniture making, And I operate under the name "Reckless Redneck Wood Works" https://www.facebook.com/recklessredneckwoodworks/ , So it just fit!

What can you expect to see here?

Tips, Tricks, Recipes, How-To's, My successes, And failures as well. Yes, I said failures too. Without the occasional failure, How would we learn what works and what doesn't?

Hopefully you stick around for the ride, and I'm looking forward to learning with you :)

~John C.~