I wanted to post this here, because I don't know if I've brought up the topic.
We all know large families are a good idea, but they're especially a good idea if you aim to have more self-sufficiency than the average New York City dweller.
Just for starters, you can only master so many trades yourself. And TRUE rural life involves lots and lots of work. You can only do so much work yourself. Small-scale farming/gardening is very labor-intensive. I speak from experience.
So many trads underestimate that. I've seen trads come and go in the "going back to nature" fad (not that it's a fad but some treat it like that) and it's partly really annoying and/or laughable because of their extreme lack of work ethic, but it's partly really sad because people just have no idea. It's all nice fuzzy feelings and romantic ideals until they actually have to go out and split the wood. It's a scary testament to how far we've gone.
Yes, and it requires knowledge and skill to work efficiently for only modest rewards.
Still, there are a lot of advantages to living in the country and having enough land to keep some animals and grow food.
Topic: Living a down-to-earth lifestyle (Read 1226 times)