Great article. We too have have seen a lot of shifts since moving to our land. But to be honest, we have been roughing it a while, but now we get the chance to set up systems ourselves and take care of our future selves.

You've laid it out really well here. It's a big shift of realities from a city to rural homestead. I feel one great step my partner and I have taken is to spend years wwooffing and traveling and learning to live with less. Then the shock is lessened.

Carving out a raw piece of land is tough! kudos to your family for taking the plunge, happy to read of your experience.