December 16, 2019 Woohoo, our bathroom is almost done! Don’t let anyone tell you that grouting is easy. First, we had to clean the mortar from between the tiny accent tiles. Katie did that with a Dremel and it covered everything in the apartment with dust – so think we could write in it. We …
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We are John and Katie. We both grew up in Florida where we met and got married and started our family. After our 10th anniversary, we moved into a motorhome with our 3 sons. We traveled the country for 2 years and ended up in Southern Missouri. We recently became empty nesters.
We are people of adventure, we like to explore and learn. We have lots of hobbies and we are not afraid to try new things.
This blog is about our current adventures. We purchased a 7-acre farm with 7 buildings. Every building needs major repair and renovation. Our goal is to turn the farm into a commercial apple orchard and a place for people to come visit.
With the challenges ahead of us, we remain undaunted. We hope you will join us on our adventure.
This is Undaunted Farming!
A Civilized Life
December 6, 2019 John celebrated Thanksgiving alone, while he continued to work on the house. He had to work his regular job on the Friday after Thanksgiving, so he could not go with the rest of the family to Alabama. How did he celebrate? By eating left-over lasagna! Don’t feel too sorry for him, he …
Working Alone
November 23, 2019 We’ve owned the farm almost 8 weeks, now. John has been working alone this last week as Katie was on a business trip, and she won't be home for 10 more days! The rough plumbing in the bathroom and kitchen are finished and all the sheetrock is up. We installed radiant heat …
We Moved In!
November 2, 2019 We moved into the studio apartment two days ago. The weather has been horrible all week and we had to move in the freezing rain. Most of our “stuff” has been sorted in the 3-car garage below the apartment. The door we ordered from Menards came in just in time. We were …
It’s Almost Livable, Maybe
October 22, 2019 Eight days and counting before we have to be out of our current home and make the studio livable. We have purchased and painted kitchen cabinets. The new bathroom has been framed in. We’ve insulated the exterior walls of the garage and apartment. We textured and painted the walls – with help …
Our First Two Weeks
October 15, 2019 We’ve owned our farm for just two weeks! In that time, we’ve cleaned out the house, studio apartment, garage, and tool shed (we still have 4 more buildings to clean out), we’ve filled a huge dumpster with garbage, a few pick up loads of metal and glass to be recycled, and plenty …
October 1, 2019 – We Purchased The Farm
The farm is ours and there so much potential!!! Our farm has 7 buildings on 7 acres. The farm house was built in 1931 and it is not fit to live in. The floor is not level, the wiring is pre-historic, it reeks of mold and smoke so badly that we have to wear a …
The Farmers at The Newtown Farm and Orchard
We are John and Katie. We both grew up in Florida where we met, got married and started our family. After our 11th year anniversary, we moved into a motorhome with our 3 sons. We traveled the country for 2 years and ended up in Southern Missouri. We recently became empty-nesters. We are a family …
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