What is Wholesteading? Wholesteading is a term that we coined to capture what this blog is all about. Wholesteading is the marriage of two of our greatest passions: WHOLE living and homeSTEADING. For us, our quest to live wholly was naturally followed by a desire to create a homestead. What does whole living and homesteading mean to us? Continue reading Wholesteading?
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Building Our Dream Home
A major part of our move to a wholesteading lifestyle is our dream to move out of the suburbs and on to a hobby farm. Unfortunately, we haven’t been able to find a hobby farm that meets the needs of an 8 person family, that matches our architectural and design preferences, and that simultaneously fits within our budget. After an exhaustive search we decided our best option was to purchase land and design our own house.
Below is a summary of the steps involved in building our custom home from beginning to end…please leave a reply if you have any questions on the process:
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Interior Paint
Plumbing Fixtures
Electrical Fixtures
Full House Tour!
Food & Recipes
The first time I heard the word “foodie” my ears twitched a little. The term was a new one for me. What on earth was a foodie? At the time I didn’t know what the word foodie meant, but I strongly suspected that it applied to me. As it turns out, a “foodie” is a person who has an ardent or refined interest in food; a gourmet. It was somewhat of a relief to discover that there was an entire following of people who suffer from my exact affliction, and there is a diagnostic label for what I have…
My name is Bethany, and I am a foodie.
I love to eat food. I love to cook food. I love to read about food. I love to grow food. I love to write about food. I love to dream up new ways to display food. I love to nourish my family and friends with food.
One distinction must be made. I am a CLEAN EATING foodie. My strong preference is to consume foods whose ingredients are as close to their natural state as possible. This means whole grains, unprocessed meat and dairy, and organic when possible. This does not necessarily mean low fat or low calories. For example, I have nothing against cheese and chocolate as long as it is REAL cheese and chocolate, and it is consumed in moderation. I do not want to put things into my body that have ingredients my great grandmother wouldn’t recognize.
In our Food and Recipes category you will find recipes that I have developed, or that I have taken from other sources and adapted them to a cleaner eating approach. I do not pretend to be a trained chef or a food photographer. However, I will do my best to communicate my favorite recipes as clearly as possible. I hope you find them to be as yummy as I do!
For a list of all our recipes click HERE
Faith and Family
My wife and I have observed that in life there are two levels that people operate at. The first level is the day to day level where we work, pay bills, distract ourselves, and just generally get by. The second level is when we are aware of, or even focused on, the things that really matter, like our relationship with God, our family and friends, and sharing our time and resources with those in need. Continue reading Faith and Family
Homeschooling
We both started our careers working as public school teachers and also as private school teachers. Many people are aware of the shortcomings of public school but our experience showed that private schools are only slightly better as an alternative. Public schools suffer from 1) 
large class sizes 2) a factory based approach to education that leaves slower students behind and prevents gifted students from reaching their potential, 3) violence and bullying, 4) spiritual deprivation, and 5) a curriculum that at its roots is a government education based on a worldview that is frequently at odds with the child’s parents. Private schools usually have smaller class sizes, decreased violence or bullying, and parents can pick one that aligns to their worldview but where private schools frequently fall short is with their budgets and in the oversight/expectations of their teachers. Except for some of the most elite private schools, many of them are struggling to keep their doors open and for that reason they can not pay their teachers what is needed to attract the best educators. Additionally, the shortage of funds may make administrators hesitant to suspend or expel troublemakers, especially if those troublemakers are offspring of large donors! Many parents are surprised when they take their child out of private school and re-enroll them in public school that suddenly their child is struggling in school because they are significantly behind their public school peers in testing results and academic performance. Continue reading Homeschooling
About Us
Hello! Welcome to our virtual home. Come right in and get to know us better.
Our names are Anthony and Bethany, and we live in north Georgia. We are happily married high school sweethearts and parents to seven amazing blessings! We love family and friends, and would love to get to know you better, too!
The biggest reason we started this blog was because it was a simple way to share information that was commonly requested from family and friends. We were often getting questions about recipes, health and nutrition, and homeschooling tips. Also, as we progressed toward building our dream homestead, we realized how much easier it would be to keep friends and family up to date by chronicling it online.
We named our blog Wholesteading.com because of our joint interest in whole living and homesteading. Wholesteading to us is more than just eating well and becoming more self-sufficient. It’s also about doing life well and living with purpose. We realize how little we know about so many things but at the same time, we have picked up a few golden nuggets along the way that we would like to share with you. This blog captures the wisdom we have acquired, the tales of our experiences, recipes worth trying, and much more.
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Blogging can be an intimidating undertaking so please be gracious with us. We will do our best to be authentic and open as we share our world with the whole world. If you like something, share it. If you don’t like something, leave us a comment and let us learn from you as we defend our position and consider yours. Have fun exploring Wholesteading.com!
Blessings, Anthony and Bethany