10-22-2016, 01:23 AM
Are there any other Wanderers out there pursuing a homesteading lifestyle? Is anyone else interested in living this way?
My husband and I share a dream of owning a plot of land, building a small house and doing our best to live off of the land. In this life we have been blessed with the opportunity to half purchase/half inherit some land that my family has been living on since the 1940's. We had quite a bit of catalyst to face when we decided to move here, mostly from his parents who firmly believe that one should "pave their own way" in this world. They were so upset with our decision, they really couldn't understand why we would decide to live in such a way... Anyway we seized the opportunity that was in front of us, craving a different way of life completely, as far out of the system as we could.
For now we are still in the system, both working to pay off our land and to build our little home. We've spent the last couple years building gardens for ourselves and family, growing mass amounts of vegetables and learning to preserve them. It has been absolutely amazing, a lot of hard work (taking up most of our time off) but so rewarding doing things for ourselves and working with the plants and the forest. There isn't anything I would rather be doing, these are moments of pure joy though I know we have a long LONG way to go to become self sustainable, I am quite looking forward to the journey.
Since we've changed our lifestyle I've actually started to envision us having children, while before I was definitely on the fence. I can't help but think - if we set up our land with fruit trees, nut trees, berries, herbs and preserve the wild forest, perhaps our children won't have to endure the system like we did. They need not to worry about food because Nature would provide. The land would be there for them (if they so wished! You never know who your children will be / what catalyst they have arranged for us all! )
I know that our situation is a unique one, but I am eager to hear any other stories if this path resonates with yours.
Love and Light
My husband and I share a dream of owning a plot of land, building a small house and doing our best to live off of the land. In this life we have been blessed with the opportunity to half purchase/half inherit some land that my family has been living on since the 1940's. We had quite a bit of catalyst to face when we decided to move here, mostly from his parents who firmly believe that one should "pave their own way" in this world. They were so upset with our decision, they really couldn't understand why we would decide to live in such a way... Anyway we seized the opportunity that was in front of us, craving a different way of life completely, as far out of the system as we could.
For now we are still in the system, both working to pay off our land and to build our little home. We've spent the last couple years building gardens for ourselves and family, growing mass amounts of vegetables and learning to preserve them. It has been absolutely amazing, a lot of hard work (taking up most of our time off) but so rewarding doing things for ourselves and working with the plants and the forest. There isn't anything I would rather be doing, these are moments of pure joy though I know we have a long LONG way to go to become self sustainable, I am quite looking forward to the journey.
Since we've changed our lifestyle I've actually started to envision us having children, while before I was definitely on the fence. I can't help but think - if we set up our land with fruit trees, nut trees, berries, herbs and preserve the wild forest, perhaps our children won't have to endure the system like we did. They need not to worry about food because Nature would provide. The land would be there for them (if they so wished! You never know who your children will be / what catalyst they have arranged for us all! )
I know that our situation is a unique one, but I am eager to hear any other stories if this path resonates with yours.
Love and Light