{"id":806,"date":"2013-05-22T11:10:28","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T17:10:28","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2016-02-23T11:13:01","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T18:13:01","slug":"homesteading-10-reasons-why-i-bother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pantryparatus.com\/articles\/homesteading-10-reasons-why-i-bother\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Reasons Why I Bother Homesteading"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It isn’t glorious, glittery, or glamorous.\u00a0 Hard work and empty pockets.\u00a0 So why do I bother?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0This is not philosophical, discussing the next generation raised in an agrarian society or any such thing.\u00a0 This has far more to do with the taste of a real tomato.
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10 reasons I homestead:<\/span><\/h2>\n

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1.\u00a0 Daily life has many sides.<\/span>\u00a0 From creativity to accounting, to creative accounting; the need for ingenuity and need for routine, \u00a0even ingenious routine\u2026<\/span>I \u00a0actively use both sides of my brain.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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2. No one\u2019s egg tastes better<\/span> than the ones I find under the wheelbarrow or in the playhouse.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Farm\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0No other apple rivals that from the tops of my own trees.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 <\/span>3. I have a constant awareness<\/span> of just how small, minute, and meaningless I am as an individual in comparison to the marvels of Creation.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\"Keeping<\/span><\/p>\n

I have a constant awareness of how much the little things matter.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both extremes keep everything else in perspective. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a04. I know what I am eating.<\/span>\u00a0 I can pronounce it.\u00a0 I can recreate it.\u00a0 Heck, I probably even named it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a05. Duty.<\/span>\u00a0 I am fulfilling a rather joyful obligation to take care of the earth (man\u2019s first directive from God himself). Some do this with a flower box on a balcony, I do this on the side of a hill, but we can all take part in this one.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a06. I have something to show<\/span> for my work at the end of a day.\u00a0 Often, anyway.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Sauerkraut\"
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\n\u00a0 <\/span>7. I have no commute<\/span>, no big city monthly parking fee, no homeowner\u2019s association & no need for a gym membership.<\/span><\/p>\n

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8. I get to play in the dirt.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 <\/span>9. I have always loved the combined smell of wet grass and manure,<\/span> ever since I was a little girl.\u00a0 Who\u2019s with me on this one?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Alternatively\u2026 the smell of the early spring blooms, the buzz and hum of the birds and bees working hard towards that end.\u00a0 The slightest breeze, the gentle beginnings of a summer rain. <\/span>The taste of the carrot straight from the ground, the tomato from vine-to-mouth\u2026the happy honking of a goose or the taily-wag of an excited outdoor companion\u2026these are the things that construct my day as I homestead.
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\u00a0\"Carrots,<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a010.\u00a0 I know where my food comes from, and I know what to do with it!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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*Catch the next blog (a continuation, of sorts):\u00a0Homesteading: 10 Things I Have Learned\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Proviso:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Nothing in this blog constitutes medical advice.\u00a0 You should consult your own physician before making any dietary changes.\u00a0 Statements in this blog may or may not be congruent with current USDA or FDA guidance.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo Credits:<\/span><\/p>\n

Unless otherwise stated, all photos are property of Pantry Paratus. \u00a0Feel free to share them on your social media, but please keep proper attribution.<\/span><\/p>\n

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