tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475433301832883854.post5215535759623213514..comments2023-10-21T05:29:27.740-07:00Comments on Carpe Diem Acreage: More Pressure and the Definition of HomesteadingCarpe Diemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15763985033840702781noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475433301832883854.post-6381590168546304602013-01-01T14:48:41.866-08:002013-01-01T14:48:41.866-08:00And then living them, making a real and concrete d...And then living them, making a real and concrete difference in the ways that we value, that matter to us.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.evaldaz.com/" rel="nofollow"> lifestyle definition </a>StephaniePumphreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05683714573162912811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-475433301832883854.post-56331367497199292012010-06-10T17:43:56.540-07:002010-06-10T17:43:56.540-07:00I asked a very similar question on one of my blogs...I asked a very similar question on one of my blogs awhile back and got a tremendous response. Apparently "living off the grid" means as many things to as many different people as homesteading does: http://www.livingoffgrid.org/what-does-living-off-the-grid-mean-to-you/<br /><br />For me, a self-proclaimed wannabe homesteader, the word "homesteading" means something different in this day and age than it did back when it meant getting free land in remote areas for settling on it. It means just trying to do as much as you can for yourself, especially when it comes to the three necessities in life (if you didn't count friendship/love, which I do) and those would be: Food, Shelter and Clothing.<br /><br />Food is simply about growing or raising your own, as well as growing the food that the animals you raise will eat.<br /><br />Clothing is about making your own clothes, bargain shopping at thrift stores, repairing clothes when they get ripped/torn, and not being a slave to fashion. But I wouldn't expect anyone today to make their own clothing from start to finish, including raising the sheep or picking the cotton, carding the wood, spinning, knitting, etc... although some people do this for part of their wardrobes (I've yet to wear knitted pants).<br /><br />Housing is a little more difficult for me. I don't come from the type of background (I worked in a cubicle) that would facilitate the knowledge and skill necessary to build my own house. But I do know how to work hard and get dirty, so we bought an old farm house and have been doing all of the unskilled labor ourselves. To me the "shelter" thing just means paying off your house ASAP and living mortgage free.<br /><br />If we don't have a mortgage, grow all of our own food and cloth ourselves on the cheap - how much money do we REALLY need to survive? That is what homesteading is for me.Everetthttp://www.livingoffgrid.orgnoreply@blogger.com