After being shown a two story cabin my mother, father, and siblings had built by hand (even cutting and skinning the pine trees), I asked my sister how she could enjoy such a time in her life with no running water or electricity. Grinning, she stopped and pondered for a moment, surprised by her own emotions. "I think it was because every…
After being shown a two story cabin my mother, father, and siblings had built by hand (even cutting and skinning the pine trees), I asked my sister how she could enjoy such a time in her life with no running water or electricity. Grinning, she stopped and pondered for a moment, surprised by her own emotions. "I think it was because everything we did, throughout the entire day, had purpose. We could easily see progress. Every labor turned into a reward. The wood we chopped kept us warm."
I'm with the Malones. We fight for freedom so our kids and grandkids can live simple, full lives.
This is beautiful - and that is why we are always talking about our farm and how we "homsteaded" it. If people only understood how satisfying creating a farm and working the land is, no one would be left in the suburbs or cities.
Yes, farmettes count- homesteading is a state of mind, IMO. Learning to be self-sufficient takes a lifetime. Once never stops learning.
"Never stop learning" is the key to personal intellectual horsepower and a positive productive life that can help shape ones childrens lives.
So MANY individuals make a HUGE mistake of NEVER reading books after high school - especially the three main subjects that have direct DAILY impact on everyone: history, economics and politics.
After being shown a two story cabin my mother, father, and siblings had built by hand (even cutting and skinning the pine trees), I asked my sister how she could enjoy such a time in her life with no running water or electricity. Grinning, she stopped and pondered for a moment, surprised by her own emotions. "I think it was because everything we did, throughout the entire day, had purpose. We could easily see progress. Every labor turned into a reward. The wood we chopped kept us warm."
I'm with the Malones. We fight for freedom so our kids and grandkids can live simple, full lives.
This is beautiful - and that is why we are always talking about our farm and how we "homsteaded" it. If people only understood how satisfying creating a farm and working the land is, no one would be left in the suburbs or cities.
Yes, farmettes count- homesteading is a state of mind, IMO. Learning to be self-sufficient takes a lifetime. Once never stops learning.
"Never stop learning" is the key to personal intellectual horsepower and a positive productive life that can help shape ones childrens lives.
So MANY individuals make a HUGE mistake of NEVER reading books after high school - especially the three main subjects that have direct DAILY impact on everyone: history, economics and politics.