Great article. Just a different perspective from someone who has always lived this way. We never called it homesteading. We’ve always called it country living. What happened though is that even for those of us steeped in this way of life, convenience became king and it seeped its way into our lives as well so that even those in my generation (I’m 53) are having to find their way back to the actuality of homesteading. We too are relearning or learning these old skills.
Even a small thing like planting a bougainvillea, and seeing it's flowers bloom marvellously after a year, warms your heart. And the joy is unique, as it resides in the in-between, liminal space of knowing that you planted it, but someone else blossomed it.
What's that thing about 'caring for rejected kids' all about? You can write another post on it..sounds interesting.
I'm 71 and I homesteaded in Vermont in my 20's. I loved it. I raised sheep, pigs, and chickens, as well as a big garden. At that time we had a whole community of homesteaders. Life took me away from that and I always missed it. On retiring I started back into serious gardening here in the mountains of California, and now live much closer to the land again with my chickens. I am thrilled to hear that there are young people getting into this now. It's so important! I'm grateful to have found you!
Thank you for giving us an inside look on this lifestyle, along with a breakdown of why so many people feel drawn to homesteading. My wife and I live in Mexico City and the first thing I want to do when I have money is get the heck out of here and go live in a nice small "pueblo magico" in Veracruz. It won't quite be homesteading, but it will be a lot more quiet, local, and natural than living in a concrete jungle. Cheers!
Great article. Just a different perspective from someone who has always lived this way. We never called it homesteading. We’ve always called it country living. What happened though is that even for those of us steeped in this way of life, convenience became king and it seeped its way into our lives as well so that even those in my generation (I’m 53) are having to find their way back to the actuality of homesteading. We too are relearning or learning these old skills.
Another fine piece Isa.
Even a small thing like planting a bougainvillea, and seeing it's flowers bloom marvellously after a year, warms your heart. And the joy is unique, as it resides in the in-between, liminal space of knowing that you planted it, but someone else blossomed it.
What's that thing about 'caring for rejected kids' all about? You can write another post on it..sounds interesting.
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So glad you are taking this stand. May the Good God reward you & yours. I think it is a main part of THE answer in Christ for right now.
ThIS made me cry soooooo good. I resonate with every sINgle Word. So Perfectly put, Sister! ♥
I'm 71 and I homesteaded in Vermont in my 20's. I loved it. I raised sheep, pigs, and chickens, as well as a big garden. At that time we had a whole community of homesteaders. Life took me away from that and I always missed it. On retiring I started back into serious gardening here in the mountains of California, and now live much closer to the land again with my chickens. I am thrilled to hear that there are young people getting into this now. It's so important! I'm grateful to have found you!
Thank you for giving us an inside look on this lifestyle, along with a breakdown of why so many people feel drawn to homesteading. My wife and I live in Mexico City and the first thing I want to do when I have money is get the heck out of here and go live in a nice small "pueblo magico" in Veracruz. It won't quite be homesteading, but it will be a lot more quiet, local, and natural than living in a concrete jungle. Cheers!