Homesteading: The Past Might Save The Future

Seeds for Homesteaders

(EstateNewsWire.com, July 31, 2014 ) Alameda, Ca -- The newest movement sweeping across the country is Homesteading. But it isn't really new; it's a reworking of an old concept. It's as if people, young and old, took a look at the pace of the world around them, and the dangers that result from this new world, and decided it was all too much. Homesteaders rethink how to live life, dial back the clock a bit, and go back to the farm.

What is homesteading? Homesteading is a form of self-sufficiency; growing food and living off the land. This is not to say that societies advances are all tossed into the bin… in fact, a homesteading creed is to use everything until it's used up. Homesteading is a way of detaching a bit from the concrete, pesticides and institutions that make up the modern world.

The Back40 website and Facebook page embraces these ideals. This is not a strict granola eating, world shunning site. Back40 lays out ideas for people who want to slow down life a bit. Visitors learn various techniques for gardening, including composting, where to find non-Gmo seeds, and the importance of maintaining soil. There are articles on reducing the dependence on fossil fuels, like harnessing solar and wind power. Food preservation techniques play an important role, whether it's canning or dehydrating. And there are also articles on reconnecting as a family, and teaching children to live more simply, without the distractions of electronic toys.

There is a survival component to Back40. Enough people are worried that the world can't go on the way it is, and one day life as we know it now will end. Without being alarmist, Back40 teaches preparation for emergency, alongside preservation of the harvest for winter.

"Connection to our food and our families is so important to those of us at Back40", says Bill Powell, co-founder of Back40. "We want to share the tools we use for homesteading, in the hopes that others will feel confident in giving independence a try".

About Back40

Back40 is a business built around providing the best products, guides and information about the subject of Prepper and Homesteading. A team of folks who work tirelessly to find the best information, develop essential products for Prepper's cache, and interact with the prepper community of fans to help give them knowledge and resources they can use to be ready in time of need.

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