About

Everyone has their own story regarding self-sufficiency. It doesn't matter if it's on a small or large scale, so long as it's happening.

 

G'day,

I'm CJ Steedman

I'm a farmer! I'm also a mum, a partner, a full-time off-farm worker and a passionate teacher.

On my farm, Mojo Homestead, I keep chickens, goats, cows, horses and bees. I produce meat from our chickens, goats and cows. We also produce eggs, milk, honey and mohair.

It wasn't always that way. I used to live in the suburbs, on a tiny block with a little garden. I was a single mum, living paycheck to paycheck and was struggling to give my family nutritious food and the outside play lifestyle that I grew up with.

I knew there had to be a better way, and I remembered what it was like growing up on a farm. 

Living in the city, I was going broke fast! So I sold up and moved to a smaller town, not far away as I had to keep working. It was 2.5 acres of overgrown and uncared-for gardens. So, I got the veggie garden going and then came chickens for eggs and bees for honey.

By then the bug had well and truly got me! 

Luckily I had also met my partner by then. I call him the Handy Helper.

He was a single dad who had never lived on a farm, but he's a hard worker and a willing learner. I'm going to make a fully-fledged farmer out of him in no time.

Together we decided to move to a bigger farm as we knew we needed more. 

Our dream home is set on 120 acres in the Southern Tablelands region in NSW, Australia. We still work off farm and our house is a tiny home, but we are doing amazing things with fixing and prepping to be self-sustainable. 

I aim to produce as much as possible in a way that improves our environment and leaves our soil in perfect health. 

We know we will always have to go to the supermarket for some things (toilet paper I'm looking at you) but we hope to produce the vast majority of our household needs at Mojo Homestead.

And, given my nature is not to be selfish and keep all the information to myself, I have a goal outside the farm. That is to educate people to produce what they can from their environment.

I would love to help you do just that.

CJ

Feed Your Family

Learn how to produce food from your own environment. Fresh healthy food that doesn't travel far to land on your table.

Help Your Environment

When you manage your environment you can help it heal, starting with the soil, you can improve everything around you.

New is not always best

The way things were done in the past was sometimes better! Putting a new spin on it means we can have the best of both.

 

Why I Do It

 

For many years I "assumed" everyone had the same knowledge and background as I did.

As time went on more and more people approached me asking questions like "my chicken has stopped laying" and "one of my girls has lost some feathers". 

I then realised we have a knowledge divide for some. I want to bridge that gap and help everyone understand their "girls". Regardless if it's chickens, bees, goats or cows, I'm happy to help.

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