Jared | Farmstead Supplies

USA-made farm & homestead gear that lasts. Farmstead Supplies. Adoptive dad. NEPA.

[Kevin | Large Fam Dad @LargeFamDad]

My boss's boss is like 42, never married, no kids. Earns $275-300K per year. Goes on a minimum of two international vacations a year w/ his girlfriend. 10+ days, all out.

Eats the best food, stays in top notch accomodations. Excursions, tours, nicest beaches, etc.

Great guy, I'm happy for him.

But what I've realized is that without kids, you end up chasing a lifestyle that has to continually be topped in order for you to be satisfied and find happiness.

What he and others like him don't understand is that when you have children, seeing THEM experience life's most basic things and watching their eyes light up at all the "firsts", brings greater pleasure and joy than any vacation or travel experience ever could.

Seeing THEM try blueberries for the first time is greater than dining at the best 5 star restaurant in Europe.

Seeing THEM learn how to walk is greater than walking the Great Wall of China or strolling along the most picturesque beach.

Watching THEM giggle uncontrollably at "peek-a-boo" tops any A-list comedian act.

Seeing THEIR excitement when building a fort out of cardboard boxes and making a door big enough for daddy is superior to staying at 5-star resorts.

Flying kites with THEM far outweighs excursions like parasailing or helicopter rides.

Seeing THEM perform a recital on stage for the first time is more rewarding than watching a Broadway show or top notch symphony orchestra.

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When you have children, all of a sudden you realize that life's greatest joys are not in the pursuit of things or pleasure or travel, but rather in the LOVE and bond you share with your very own image bearers.

Seeing the beauty and magnificence and wonder of life all over again for the first time through THEIR eyes and expressions gives you something the world simply cannot offer, nor even come close.

[Jared | Farmstead Supplies @FarmsteadUSA]

@meathead_prof What was the marker?

[Jared | Farmstead Supplies @FarmsteadUSA]

@OldHollowTree I’ve cooled on IPAs in my 40s. Love a good helles lager.

[Jared | Farmstead Supplies @FarmsteadUSA]

This is why I’ll never be rich. I’m too principled to sell out.

Dammit.

[The Woolshire @thewoolshire]

As we’ve grown our USA made business, I’ve been convicted to only buy made in USA clothing.

Buck Mason gives the impression that their stuff is made in USA, but after spending $70 on a t-shirt, I was disappointed to find this.

As we grow, we will never lose our values. Made in USA isn’t a trend for us, it is at the core of who we are.

[Jared | Farmstead Supplies @FarmsteadUSA]

@thewoolshire Have you found any good men’s jeans in your journey? I have yet to find good natural fiber, USA made jeans that will last. Everything has elastic in it now.

[Jared | Farmstead Supplies @FarmsteadUSA]

@meathead_prof Then the winged hussars arrived
Coming down the mountainside
Then the winged hussars arrived
Coming down they turned the tide

🤘

[Jared | Farmstead Supplies @FarmsteadUSA]

@Mathew_Winters1 There is opportunity for a good life in small towns.

[Jared | Farmstead Supplies @FarmsteadUSA]

@orthodoxmason Love that bump out on the third course toward the bottom. Lovely detail that makes it feel very organic.

[Jared | Farmstead Supplies @FarmsteadUSA]

@Mathew_Winters1 Sounds like a very soothing blend! Does it have a name?

[Jared | Farmstead Supplies @FarmsteadUSA]

@MylesDaley What kind of store?

[Jared | Farmstead Supplies @FarmsteadUSA]

@ben_wnc To the Far Blue Mountains

[Jared | Farmstead Supplies @FarmsteadUSA]

@OldHollowTree You have arrived.

[Ward’s Farm @TheWardsFarm]

@SecRollins @usda @RadkeAmanda
THIS is the sort of problem small farms face in trying to be independent.

[Jared | Farmstead Supplies @FarmsteadUSA]

The consumer will never see the savings this is foreign mystery meat is supposed to offer. It will get sucked up by the middlemen.

Meanwhile, the market will be flooded with subpar beef and the gates will likely remain open to more of this in the future.

American ranchers will pay the price.

Buy local, buy direct, know your farmer.

[Jared | Farmstead Supplies @FarmsteadUSA]

Sad to hear of Wendell Berry’s passing yesterday. He leaves open a space I fear may never be filled again—the voice of the philosopher agrarian.

One of his quotes that I often think of:

“The care of the earth is our most ancient and most worthy and, after all, our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it, and to foster its renewal, is our only legitimate hope.”

[Jared | Farmstead Supplies @FarmsteadUSA]

A quarter-century after my school years ended and September still feels like the beginning of a new year. Oh, January, will you ever get your due?

[Jared | Farmstead Supplies @FarmsteadUSA]

@DRanchLife Look at how the grade A label is typed out. There’s no period after the S. It’s totally fake. Proper labeling conventions would never allow that to pass.

[Jared | Farmstead Supplies @FarmsteadUSA]

@bradyhuck_ I swear they come up with the acronym first then assign any loosely related jargon words to fit it.

[Jared | Farmstead Supplies @FarmsteadUSA]

@Inv3ntive15 And a sweet Chevy Malibu sitting next to him. ����

[Jared | Farmstead Supplies @FarmsteadUSA]

Little rhythms, like gathering the eggs and feeding the animals, have given many unexpected moments of peace over the years. Sure beats a commute.