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So I've told this story here a lot before. We've been working toward living the self-reliant 'homestead' lifestyle for 20+ years at this point. It's not somethi

So I've told this story here a lot before. We've been working toward living the self-reliant 'homestead' lifestyle for 20+ years at this point. It's not something you can 'ease' into, and it's not slower. It's a different pace, yes, but it's certainly not slower. If you rely on the land for your sustenance, and not just as a hobby, expect to spend an absolutely staggering amount of time, energy, and money (or more time and energy if you don't have this one) just getting it running, let alone running well. We've literally been at this for decades, and are juuuuust getting to the point where this property might be able to sustain itself without our constant intervention.

throwaway6532 5y ago
This is a solid position to be in. We're so far out of balance with nature and living in a 'food bubble' essentially that what I'm actually most worried about is the correction of the food bubble essentially. Those who can live in harmony with nature will survive. Those can't? Let the hunger games begin.
drooby 5y ago
Tbh I have never interpreted “slowing down” as necessarily less work. In fact, yeah, just the opposite. Mowing my lawn with an expensive gas powered sit down lawn mower is fast… doing it with a manual push or scythe is slow, and more work. I’m interpreting “slow” from more a macro perspective in relation to our worlds “2 day shipping” and groceries stores with anything imaginable. Honestly, I think most people interpret it this way too.