Experienced maker decided to make a homestead because of course. (Very noob)

Hi!

I grew up crafting, camping, taking care of pets, and 15 years ago, started rocking out to metal.

I love and am making efforts to repopulate the native plants in my location, mostly just my yard though.  Hoping the density and diversity here will help contribute to populations elsewhere.

It is with the native plant knowledge that I am making a broom with the broomsedge, and baskets with the switchgrass. I'm retting yucca hopefully in stages all summer to make pretty much anything that needs fiber, like twine, rope, maybe even fabric if I can find a loom. I plan on dyeing with the false blue indigo I just installed.

In a sense I want to become the land I'm on.  Not to die and rot but to see everything and know what it can be used for and also what type of wildlife eats it, uses it for cover, or simply hangs around it. I want "creepy witch lady with a side of SAS"  levels of knowledge.

I want to eventually treat my own water and have livestock and build a dwelling place on some land but right now, I'm working with a spacious yard and living in a ranch house. With my mom. Cuz she doesn't have a job. And I'm paying.... : wide dramatic gesture: ALL the bills. And yes I'll admit some of this is that I want to escape the life I'm currently in. Even though it's not the worst life I am not fulfilled. I need more "outside" and I need more "doing stuff" than this life can possibly provide me. And it definitely seems like this is the place I gotta be to learn it. Thanks for having me.

Welcome to permies Amanda, I love that you're learning to connect as much as possible with the plants and the land now, and dreaming of future goals too.  I bet your mom really appreciates you, at least she had better.  The idea of becoming the land is beautiful.