Remember “The Oregon Trail” computer game? It was designed to teach schoolchildren about the harsh realities of pioneering life. That lesson was always driven home by images of a covered wagon falling into the river and the heavily pixilated message: “You have died of dysentery.”
But modern-day homesteading doesn’t have to be so extreme. There are lots of different ways to go about your homesteading journey. Here are some of the most popular types of the practice and how to get started.
What is homesteading?
Self-sufficiency is at the heart of homesteading. Back in the day, those original settlers couldn’t just walk to the corner store to fetch a loaf of seeded bread and a jug of oat milk. Instead, they had to be totally self-sufficient and live off the land.
Remember “The Oregon Trail” computer game? It was designed to teach schoolchildren about the harsh realities of pioneering life. That lesson was always driven home by images of a covered wagon falling into the river and the heavily pixilated message: “You have died of dysentery.”
But modern-day homesteading doesn’t have to be so extreme. There are lots of different ways to go about your homesteading journey. Here are some of the most popular types of the practice and how to get started.
What is homesteading?
Self-sufficiency is at the heart of homesteading. Back in the day, those original settlers couldn’t just walk to the corner store to fetch a loaf of seeded bread and a jug of oat milk. Instead, they had to be totally self-sufficient and live off the land.