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One of the things that a lot of those videos don't convey very well is this one, inescapable fact: homesteading is work. Hard work at times. A lot of videos r
by taborj 7y ago
One of the things that a lot of those videos don't convey very well is this one, inescapable fact: homesteading is work. Hard work at times. A lot of videos romanticize it, but the fact is sometimes you're going to be tired and sore and cold and wet and hot and sweaty, and sometimes all at once.
I think that's something that not a lot of people really appreciate, and the linked article falls just short of touching on, which is a shame because they're almost there. The first point of "grow something - anything" is good advice, and it has the possibility of easing you into the physical labor part of homesteading.
- HeyLaughingBoy 7y agoThis is one of the reasons I really like the TV show "Alaska: The Last Frontier." They don't shy away from showing the real hard work and explaining how things break, have to be fixed, dealing with predators, etc. We live on a small farm and it pretty much mirrors my experience. No matter if it's -20F and gale force winds or 100F with insane humidity and clouds of mosquitoes, still gotta go out and feed the animals.
- tomcam 7y agoAlso a lot of the work is on its own schedule, not yours—esp. anything involving animals.
- taborj 7y agoOh yes. You gotta get the animals fed and let out when they get up, 7 days a week. And they get up when the sun gets up. And that's why I built an esp8266-based automated chicken door.