{"id":17,"date":"2016-02-12T08:09:36","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T08:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demos.famethemes.com\/onepress\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2023-12-04T17:39:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T17:39:26","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/preppershomestead.com\/index.php\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1725\" src=\"https:\/\/preppershomestead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pd1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/preppershomestead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pd1-2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/preppershomestead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pd1-2-300x82.jpg 300w, https:\/\/preppershomestead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pd1-2-1024x280.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/preppershomestead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pd1-2-768x210.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Why are we selling? We are both over 76 years old and the time has come to downsize.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">We see the importance of being prepared and secure.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Our property has <strong>a large separate double garage.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Our home is an<strong> Unimposing Basic Dwelling,<\/strong> a Solid Homestead with Aluminum roof<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">that was<strong><u> built originally on three city lots.<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong>It is<strong> now registered as one lot <\/strong>and has<strong> an high fence <\/strong>surrounding the entire property.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">There are<strong> eight <\/strong>remaining openable, but secured, <strong>exit gates <\/strong>plus the garage doors.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">All the<strong> needed garden\/farm <u>equipment, etc. will remain <\/u><\/strong>for the buyer\u2019s convenience!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">We have been fencing, improving, updating and renovating all areas of the property, inside and out, for about 12 years.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>A large cultivated garden<\/strong> has been developed including vineyards.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">This is a <strong>market garden area<\/strong> that can supply all your necessary produce for selling or just feeding your family and friends around the neighbourhood.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>Raised beds<\/u><\/strong><strong> with easy walkways<\/strong> all around the garden areas<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>ORCHARD AREA<\/strong><\/span> plus several types of <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>FRUIT TREES ALL AROUND<\/strong><\/span> the place.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>A LOVELY LAWN<\/strong><\/span> with several benches on walk-around pathway.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><u>A <strong>FULLY STOCKED<\/strong> <\/u><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong><u>WINE CELLAR <\/u><\/strong><\/span><strong>and STILL<\/strong> (for making stronger stuff). All the fruits for the wines and brandy, etc. were cultivated (over the years) in our garden.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>A LARGE, WELL-INSULATED, HEATED GREENHOUSE<\/u><\/strong><strong>,<\/strong> is good for starting early from seed. The early transplantable shoots of tomatoes, lettuce, watermelon, squash, cabbage, carrots etc. etc. <em><strong>extend the Spring\/Summer growing season<\/strong><\/em> by at least two months.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Lots of seed<\/strong> of all kinds are a part of the deal.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>THE GREENHOUSE <u>also<\/u> has A WOOD STOVE<\/strong><\/span> available for augmenting the regular heat (only when necessary ) in mid-winter times.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Outside Summer Kitchen<\/strong> &#8211; great for canning, etc. during summer heat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Storage areas filled with lots of canned goods and there are <strong>ABUNDANT EMERGENCY FOOD STORAGE areas<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><u>Emergency <\/u><\/strong><strong><u>Food ALL STAYS<\/u><\/strong> with you, when we leave.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>The Solarium <\/u><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><u>flourishes<\/u><\/strong><\/span> <u>and <\/u><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><u>blossoms<\/u><\/strong><\/span>, as seen through the living room and office windows, <strong>all year round!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Large Aquarium also in Solarium.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The HOUSE&#8217;S WOOD STOVE<\/strong><\/span> is the main heat source for your whole house, which is <span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><strong>FABULOUSLY INSULATED<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Heating can be augmented by electric and natural gas appliances (which are almost never needed).<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>NUMEROUS<\/strong><strong> E<\/strong><strong>XTRA FREEZERS<\/strong>;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Lots of <u>Dehydration equipment<\/u> + <\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><strong><u>one new <\/u><\/strong><u>\u00a0 <\/u><\/span><strong><u><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\">5 tray Freeze Dryer.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><strong>Large secure Generator <\/strong>for house power outages<strong> + <\/strong>2 smaller use generators.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>SOLAR PANELS<\/strong> augment your electric use.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">All <strong>INTERNET CONNECTIONS<\/strong> are hardwired and ready on the main and upper levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Many Water butts<\/strong> and <strong>one large water storage tank<\/strong>.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Overhead watering systems\/ <\/strong>many hoses plus<strong> drip watering hoses<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>9+ Extra Outbuildings:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Garages\/<\/strong>greenhouse\/ glass and wine <strong>bottle storage shack\/<\/strong><strong>chicken coop\/<\/strong> grain shed\/ <strong>hay and wood pellet shack\/<\/strong> old ex-duck house storage shack\/outdoor toilet for garden workers\/<strong>bike &amp; summer lawn chairs storage shed\/<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>sF9 <\/strong><strong>&amp;10<\/strong><strong> freezers<\/strong><\/span><strong> out-outbuilding at the front door.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nullam ut tempor eros. 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