Category Archives: Homesteading

Water systems, outhouses, heating with wood – alternative lifestyles that move us toward more self-reliance and self-sufficiency.

Homestead Core Values: Family

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Mark Zeiger

If I were called upon to line up our Homestead Core Values in order of importance, Family would fill the first position (see Homestead Core Values). The importance of family may be the anchoring value in our home. Family is … Continue reading →

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“Sacred Idleness”

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Mark Zeiger

“Work is not always required . . . there is such a thing as sacred idleness, the cultivation of which is now fearfully neglected.” —George MacDonald I ended the essay, Core Values: Hard Work with an anecdote about my sister … Continue reading →

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