Since Stefan got “gardening leave” last week, we have been on a non-stop whirlwind of knocking projects around the farm off our to do list before we move to Berlin. In his industry, “gardening leave” is the norm — and it usually ranges from 4 to 12 weeks…but some companies you get up to a […]

While we’re in the middle of our small home renovations and packing up the home process, NOH will be featuring guest posts from many new contributors. If you’d like to submit a guest post to be featured in Garden Life or other parts of No Ordinary Homestead, please get in touch with me at [email protected]. […]

With our house on the market for a little over a month now, we have learned some really eye-opening things. Since this is the first home we’ve ever owned, and therefore the first time we’ve sold a house, everything is new for us. And the fact that it’s here in Germany, where there’s apparently differences […]

The skies of Frankfurt are often filled with clouds and drizzling rain. Although those days are not our fondest, it also makes us appreciate the brief moments of sunshine that much more. And just because the skies are grey and often dreary, doesn’t mean that they aren’t also full of life and beauty when you’re […]

When we bought our farmhouse 6 years ago, the initial idea was to build out the attic in the main house as a wonderful oasis for adults in the form of a rockin’ master suite. Believe me, I can still totally see that finished room up there in the space. And we were even talking […]