The Homestead Blueprint
How we’re building a productive, resilient and profitable homestead in regional Queensland.
We’re not building a picture-perfect farm.
We’re building a working homestead that grows food, creates income, restores the land and supports a simpler way of life.
The Homestead Blueprint is where we document the practical side of that journey—from gardens and food forests to infrastructure, accommodation projects and the lessons learned along the way.
Everything here is shared from our first-person experience. Some ideas have worked brilliantly. Others have failed spectacularly. We share both.
What You'll Find Here
🌿 Food Production & Wild Harvesting | Growing More Than Food
🛠 Building The Homestead | Creating Systems That Last
🌱 Wellness From The Land Growing Health Naturally
🏡 Rocky Creek Escape & Homestead Enterprises Creating Income From The Land
Wildhorse Homestead Weeks 37 & 38 | Remembering, Growing & a Little Puppy Chaos
Weeks 37 and 38 have been a season of remembering, growing and beginning again — from a first Father’s Day without Dad and the kindness of our Glenwood community, to nine Maremma puppies discovering farm life, our first incubating chicken eggs, tiny peaches, golden turmeric and peaceful days beside Rocky Creek.
Wildhorse Homestead Week 35 & 36 Journal | Spring, Sprinklers & South African Flavours
Spring has arrived at Wildhorse Homestead with blooming gardens, Maremma puppies, a South African braai, fresh turmeric and delicious Lemon Myrtle shrub recipes.
Wildhorse Homestead Week 34 Journal | Puppies, Plants & Plenty of Change
A rainy Sunday, mesmerised puppies, spring gardens, heirloom tomatoes and a homestead built around giving everything another purpose. Join us for Week 34 at Wildhorse Homestead.
Wildhorse Homestead Week 33 Journal | Puppies, Possums & the Little Things That Make a Homestead Feel Alive
Follow Week 33 at Wildhorse Homestead as our Maremma puppies grow, the homestead projects evolve, and we battle possums for our peach harvest.
Wildhorse Homestead Week 32 Journal | Sleepless Nights, Peach Blossoms & The Unexpected Joy of a Carrot Hotdog
Week 32 brought sleepless nights with Luni, the puppies’ first adventures with solid food, unexpected peach blossoms, a surprisingly delicious carrot hotdog recipe, and our latest natural fabric paint experiment. Join us behind the scenes for another week of life at Wildhorse Homestead.
Wildhorse Homestead Week 31 | Growing Up, One Little Milestone at a Time
Week 31 at Wildhorse Homestead follows our Maremma guardian puppies reaching two weeks old, handmade Woodworx creations, sustainable homestead living, traditional South African cooking and the quiet moments that make farm life so rewarding.