Homestead where you live.
What is simple living? Well, it means different things to different people. Some people want to pare down and live a more minimalistic lifestyle. Others want to live a more self-sufficient lifestyle. Are you looking for ways to simplify your life? Here are some homestead things everyone should know.
I have a dream and it’s a big one. My dream is to live a simpler life where I do for myself and teach my children the values of taking care of themselves and the world we live in. Basically, I want to homestead.
Starting a homesteading lifestyle when you live on slightly less than 1/4 of an acre and a short jaunt from the heart of your small town’s village can be a daunting task. I knew I had big goals, but I wasn’t sure how to manage them so they wouldn’t overwhelm me.
My strength is not in houseplants. I do much better with my outdoor gardens. If you’ve read 7 Tips to Home & Garden Show Success, you’ll know that I have killed more houseplants than I care to admit to. I am, however, always improving. These five tips have helped me keep my plants happy and healthy.
If you’ve read Line Drying Clothes in Winter, you know I’m an avid fan of my clothesline. There are a few tricks I’ve picked up along my clothesline journey and I’m excited to share these tips and tricks with you today. Yes, line drying clothes can be as simple as flinging your clothes over a line, but with the right technique, you’ll see how amazing line drying really can be. You might even take to bragging to your friends that you are a clothesline master. Don’t laugh, I do it.
If you have even a single solar panel working on your homestead, you may be as frustrated as I am by the general image of solar electrical generation presented in the mainstream media.
I can’t count how often one hears alternative energy, particularly solar, denigrated. It is almost always referred to as limited, usually because it gets dark every night (none of these people have ever heard of something called a “battery,” apparently) or cloudy. It’s commonly condemned as too expensive, both to the consumer and in the manufacturing process.
I regard these as damaging stereotypes that ring false to most people who own and use solar arrays.
I got an email a while back Original Organics Herbals asking if I’d like to give their products a try. I was on the fence about promoting a company that makes natural products because who wants competition, right? I browsed through their products and saw they offered **gasp** Natural Deodorant. That may not seem gasp worthy to you, but let me tell you, it truly is.
I’m not sure why, but we as a society have this need to put labels on ourselves and others. Sometimes these labels are innocent. They describe to others where we stand. They describe how we feel about others and what their mission is. I turned to Facebook to find out how people viewed homesteaders, preppers and survivalists. I’m sure these cliches won’t surprise you.
