Suburban Intro to Homesteading

Lets have a Friday night discussion about life.   There is a common conversation that I have on a daily basis with pretty much anyone I bump into, and it goes something like this....   Stranger: Hi, how are you? Me: Hi, I'm living the dream thanks, how are you? Stranger: Huh, more like a nightmare, right? Me: Naw not really. If I wasn't living the dream, I'd wake up and do something about it, right? Stranger: *Confused* Umm, yeah I guess. Me: I hope you have a great day. Stranger: *Crickets*   This conversation breaks my heart. Every time. I hate it. It tells me there are to many zombies walking around. To many people who have already died, and are just keeping their bodies in motion for as long as they generate heat.   Here's the first point. A large amount of the general population has been convinced to live a life where they work a 40-50 hour a week job that they don't like, take a one week vacation every year, retire and...

Everyone in our modern world knows that obesity is a problem. It's an epidemic. It's actually worse than that. Epidemics have cures, lockdowns, procedures. There are no cures for the current situation. There isn't a pill, a shot, or a magical solution. It's an issue of education. Everyone knows we are being brainwashed by the fast food industry, and advertising, Our subconscious is tapped into every day by years of research all poured into the colors and shapes of logos, jingles, and catch phrases that aim to grab and hold our attention. And all of these things offer us what? Food that is so processed it is barely food anymore. You've seen the documentaries. If you haven't, get on Netflix or Youtube. Animals and bugs don't want the stuff these companies offer us. Mold and fungus don't even want a lot of the things we shovel in to our bodies. Well, what do we do? We get back to the roots. Literally. Get growing. For $20 you can order yourself one of...