The Digital Homesteader (Beta)

I am so glad to be able to put together this web site. As a beta it will be hosted at one of my sub-domains, but should have its own domain shortly, and then a new name. The purpose of the site is simple. I want to provide a ready source of information to people all over so that they can become more self-reliant, not relying on “the system” to survive.  I will publish recipes for good and cheap cooking. I will explain how to raise your own food supply. I will share how to prepare for short and long term interruptions of service. I don’t plan to write this as some general information site however, it is a dialog between you and me, and therefore it is personal. You won’t agree with me all the time and that’s okay. No one agrees with me 100% of the time.  But I hope that I can impart some information that will at least cause you to pause and think about the way that you do things, and hopefully consider how you can do things better in the future.

I am writing this for you. You may live on a farm in a rural area, a suburb, or an urban mess of cement and steel (but I hope not!).  Since I don’t know your situation I am going to do a little writing to all perspectives. But I encourage you to read it all because the information that you gleen might help someone else, and isn’t that what its all about?

For the purposes of this site, I consider homesteading the intentional lifestyle choice of living off one’s own land. That land can be a quarter acre lot in the suburbs of California or a 1,000 acre farm in South Texas.  It is coming to a place where you don’t worry about whether or not the power stays on, the stores stay open, the water flows, or anything else disrupts what 99.99% of the population depends on every day. Why? Because we have had the wisdom to look at the future and see that nothing is certain. And so we prepare to protect our families and make sure that if anything does happen we are at least better prepared than those without a vision for the future.

I am not an expert, just someone along life’s journey with a little more passion towards this stuff than the average. I think “preparedness” almost all the time. I strongly consider purchases in light of what we may need in the future. I have been looking at preparedness and homesteading material for a little over 10 years, so I got a lot of stuff in my noggin. I have gigabytes worth of files that I am really looking forward to sharing.  I have some great tips that will help those just starting out as well as those who really have their stuff together.  I have made some mistakes along the way (a herd of goats comes to mind) and really don’t mind passing that stuff along as well.

People get into homesteading for a variety of reasons. Some just are tired of the “rat race” of city life. Some are escaping for religious freedoms.  Others (like me) see the economic indicators and feel that our economy might collapse and they better get ready just in case.

I hope you enjoy the journey with me.