In 2012 we bought land near Clay City, Indiana. It was mostly wooded and had a small amount of pasture land. We traded a new Jeep for a backhoe and a 4-wheeler and began clearing the land with help from a lot of family and friends. We had no experience, but we learned from our mistakes. Much as we had our entire lives. We cleared the land, built a road back to a large lake that bordered the land, and started our farm. After the basics were done, we began building our house. It was small and rustic. We used…