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RE: Hardships on the Homestead: Working away from the Homestead
Thumbs up to your homesteading passion. We live very rural, but are still on the grid. We work on the family farm nearby so don't have to travel far to make $$$. I still have some small idea of what you are up against and applaud your goals and efforts.
We are on the grid at our small Homestead as well. We would like to be off grid for sustainability purposes but that is really expensive to go off grade right from the get-go.
Fortunately, being off grid isn't necessarily what it takes to be a homesteader. Homesteading really is just getting everything you need from your own land to live your life. By that definition none of us really are homesteaders just yet. Modern homesteading is probably the better way to word it. Thanks for your comment.
WE still don't fit that definition in that the geography where we live is harsh and growing season short. That being said, we knew what we were getting in to and have plans for a greenhouse and possibly a wood burning boiler. Thanks for your post and your energy.