So in the 60's/70's, a lot of the homesteading was about community - lots of communes/quasi communes. Most didn't last because of interpersonal and ideological conflicts. Then there came this more recent mindset of the government is coming to get us, we are going to hide and be totally self-sufficient. And now I think folks are seeing that one of the most basic human instincts and needs is to develop relationships, despite how messy that can be. Small communities that combine their skills - building, gardening, herbalism, midwifery, hunting, animal husbandry, etc. - will be much more likely to thrive, both physically and mentally/emotionally than a single homestead on their own, IMHO. I am glad to see more homesteaders embracing community instead of fear-based isolationism. Human beings would never have survived as a species if they hadn't banded together long, long ago.
"Gardening" may have been a highly searched term, but I haven't really seen any new gardens going in around my area. I am out in the country, so maybe there are a bunch of new gardens in town hiding in people's back yards.
Yep. I'm in the rural South and next to no one here has a garden. Most people don't even have flowers planted. And, no, it's not because they're too poor (though some are, but gardening can be done inexpensively). "It's too hard" "I don't have time" "It's too much work" are just a few of the excuses I've heard as to why people don't/won't grow a garden. Sigh.
How big is this big? Listening to the podcasts and the guest said the pot was this big. I then closed my eyes and tried to imagine how big this big is.
Just now subscribed to this channel- Anticipating much to come
We have tickets for Homesteading, and we are excited to watch it! This is our date night!
We're making it a double date, I'm really excited for this!
So in the 60's/70's, a lot of the homesteading was about community - lots of communes/quasi communes. Most didn't last because of interpersonal and ideological conflicts. Then there came this more recent mindset of the government is coming to get us, we are going to hide and be totally self-sufficient. And now I think folks are seeing that one of the most basic human instincts and needs is to develop relationships, despite how messy that can be. Small communities that combine their skills - building, gardening, herbalism, midwifery, hunting, animal husbandry, etc. - will be much more likely to thrive, both physically and mentally/emotionally than a single homestead on their own, IMHO. I am glad to see more homesteaders embracing community instead of fear-based isolationism. Human beings would never have survived as a species if they hadn't banded together long, long ago.
"Gardening" may have been a highly searched term, but I haven't really seen any new gardens going in around my area. I am out in the country, so maybe there are a bunch of new gardens in town hiding in people's back yards.
Yep. I'm in the rural South and next to no one here has a garden. Most people don't even have flowers planted. And, no, it's not because they're too poor (though some are, but gardening can be done inexpensively). "It's too hard" "I don't have time" "It's too much work" are just a few of the excuses I've heard as to why people don't/won't grow a garden.
Sigh.
Community is so important!
My Argument exactly - in the end, chickens win over bullets.
Would love to watch this but it is not available in my area, north central Washington.
Thank you for sharing the information about the movie. It looks like it will be a good one. 😊
@@Kazwellian it's in the video description but you can go to Melissaknorris.com/angel
I’d LOVE to watch this, but unfortunately the nearest showing is 2 hours away from us.😢. Hopefully we’ll be able to watch it on the app eventually.
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How big is this big? Listening to the podcasts and the guest said the pot was this big. I then closed my eyes and tried to imagine how big this big is.