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Post by bunkie on Jan 17, 2013 15:02:58 GMT -5
What is ‘Modern Homesteading,' Anyway?www.motherearthnews.com/city-to-country/what-is-modern-homesteading.aspxA few weeks ago a particularly ornery guy called me a ‘poser’ on my Facebook page. And then he went on and on an on in post after post about how I wasn’t really ‘homesteading’ and I should call my page something else.
Sure Mr. Grumpy Pants. OK.
Thankfully, a bunch of awesome people came out of the woodwork and told him a thing or two about what it is we do there. Which is simply share our experiences with various aspects of living in the country. Thanks, guys!
Thing is, I’ve never put myself out there as an expert at this gig. I’m pretty 'green' around the collar myself (though I have researched the topic for years), which is why I started a page and blog for other rural living fans with even less experience than me. We’ve been incredibly lucky to have a whole lot of VERY experienced folk join us as well, which is an absolute honor. They jump in and answer questions, share their insights with those of us who have yet to dispatch a chicken or attend the birth of a calf, and in general enrich our lives every single day. Oh, and they defend l'il ol' me when the odd grumpy pants goes on the attack. Thankfully, that's been a rare occurrence.
But back to the question – what exactly is ‘modern homesteading’ anyway?.....
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Post by davida on Jan 17, 2013 19:03:44 GMT -5
What is ‘Modern Homesteading,' Anyway?www.motherearthnews.com/city-to-country/what-is-modern-homesteading.aspxA few weeks ago a particularly ornery guy called me a ‘poser’ on my Facebook page. And then he went on and on an on in post after post about how I wasn’t really ‘homesteading’ and I should call my page something else.
Sure Mr. Grumpy Pants. OK.
Thankfully, a bunch of awesome people came out of the woodwork and told him a thing or two about what it is we do there. Which is simply share our experiences with various aspects of living in the country. Thanks, guys!
Thing is, I’ve never put myself out there as an expert at this gig. I’m pretty 'green' around the collar myself (though I have researched the topic for years), which is why I started a page and blog for other rural living fans with even less experience than me. We’ve been incredibly lucky to have a whole lot of VERY experienced folk join us as well, which is an absolute honor. They jump in and answer questions, share their insights with those of us who have yet to dispatch a chicken or attend the birth of a calf, and in general enrich our lives every single day. Oh, and they defend l'il ol' me when the odd grumpy pants goes on the attack. Thankfully, that's been a rare occurrence.
But back to the question – what exactly is ‘modern homesteading’ anyway?..... A modern homesteader to me is anyone that has started on the path to be more self sufficient and self reliant. It does not matter, to me, how far along the path that that you have traveled, as long as you have started the journey. |
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Post by kwilds on Jan 17, 2013 21:12:03 GMT -5
Davida, that is pretty much exactly how I would define it!
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Post by mnjrutherford on Mar 4, 2013 9:26:46 GMT -5
homestead:
n.
1. A house, especially a farmhouse, with adjoining buildings and land.
2. Law Property designated by a householder as the householder's home and protected by law from forced sale to meet debts.
3. Land claimed by a settler or squatter, especially under the Homestead Act.
4. The place where one's home is. v. home·stead·ed, home·stead·ing, home·steads v.intr.
To settle and farm land, especially under the Homestead Act. v.tr.
To claim and settle (land) as a homestead.
modern:
adjective
1. of or pertaining to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
2. characteristic of present and recent time; contemporary; not antiquated or obsolete: modern viewpoints.
3. of or pertaining to the historical period following the Middle Ages: modern European history.
4. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of contemporary styles of art, literature, music, etc., that reject traditionally accepted or sanctioned forms and emphasize individual experimentation and sensibility.
5. new
So, I would say that I certainly am a modern homesteader, though I am not functioning under the "Homestead Act". By pure and simple definition.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2013 12:49:34 GMT -5
In the historical sense, I consider homesteading to have been an outposting or colonizing activity, in that all settlers had ties to industry. Yes, they did have to go without. No, they did not create every last tool or provision from scratch.
Also, the householder did not enforce legal recognition of himself, but relied upon the moral support of society at large.
He was not entirely self sufficient, nor had he seceded. He annexed and settled territory, on behalf of the country.
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Post by billw on Apr 17, 2013 15:41:44 GMT -5
Someone who grows a lot of food but still eats out twice a week?
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Post by mnjrutherford on Apr 17, 2013 17:59:25 GMT -5
YES!!! THAT IS IT! ::steps up to the podium::
::taps the microphone gingerly::
::looks at the crowd, eyes welling with tears::
My name is Jo and I am a Filet-O-Fish-aholic....BWAHAHAHAHa
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Post by Walk on Apr 18, 2013 10:07:25 GMT -5
I consider myself a homesteader - cause I'd rather be home 'stead of somewhere else ;>)
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Post by mnjrutherford on Apr 18, 2013 17:02:52 GMT -5
LOLOLOL That works too!
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