Homesteading In America
Every human in any modern and civilized country should have the skills to live a reliable and sustainable life without dependence on anyone but themselves. Whether having self-preserving skills for a way of life, or having the knowledge for emergency situations, it is vital to anyone’s life to know how to live without consumerism.
http://possumhillfarms.blogspot.com/2010/05/homesteading-in-america.html
- Category: Environment, Gardening
- Planted: 5th Sep
- Buzzed: 2 times in 1 year 22 weeks
Boys and Arrows
Life Skills & Survival Skills
As part of our Thanksgiving Unit Study, we studied some of the survival skills the settlers knew, or learned by trial and error.
Here are some of the life and survival skills we looked at:
Ability to adapt to a new environment.
Ability to find and use water.
Ability to hunt for food, both vegetation and animal.
Ability to raise food.
Ability to store food.
Ability to cook food.
Ability to make shelter that provides safety in various weather conditions.
Ability to medically treat accidents and illnesses and survive them.
Ability to defend themselves against predators.
Ability to defend themselves against enemies.
So this season, it is a perfect time of year for children to see and learn to use skills that were a part of our history, and bring the experience alive for them.
http://weiseracademy.com/2010/11/06/boys-and-arrows.aspx
The Sweat of Our Brow
While we may never be able to return to the lives of our ancestors, we can regain our own selves through lives defined by spirituality rather than consumption, self-sufficiency rather than purchases. Homesteading--even growing a small vegetable garden--can be a radical act of rebellion against our modern culture.
http://caringforourblessings.blogspot.com/2010/09/sweat-of-our-brow.html
