The 3 Ugly Truths to Homesteading #shorts

The 3 Ugly Truths to Homesteading #shorts #homestead #homesteading

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[estherwolf]

Don't forget the 2-3 years till you finally get the garden to yield more than two peas and a deformed pepper...

[sarahharvey]

Yep… time and money are the main fallbacks of homesteading. I build my farmhouse on 6 acres. The great thing from starting from scratch is that you get to choose where everything goes. And the worst part is you have to build it all 😂

[bayoutown]

We've been homesteading for almost 30 years and we did not invest hardly any money at all. We have no big expensive equipment. You build as you go and pay when you can to make new things. We have turkeys chickens, rabbits, fruit trees, fruit bushes, herbs, and vegetable gardens. Please don't let the cost scare you. Build as you can and start where you can.

[feliciapillow]

Thanks for " keeping it real, " however I'd rather work hard for myself rather than someone else.

[lionsoulhomestead]

You definitely do not need a 300K tractor, in our area at least you can get a 4 wheeler that can help with a lot of hauling and possibly for shoveling and other more farm like needs. Theres a lot of manual (laborous) ways to do a lot of stuff. Hire some cousins with some pizza and soda for a weekend to help put up a fence, or build shelters, a lot of times just having extra helpers can do the same job.

[Hyndergogen]

Hilarious how for thousands of years this is kinda just what most people did. Then we thought we were better, so we started moving to modern industrialised urban centres. And now, we've realised we had it right the first time

[carolm]

Homesteading is Worth All the Hard Work (rather than the rat race schedule) because it means Independence, Self Reliant and Living the Natural Way like The Good LORD intended🙌🏼for us to Live!

[SladeMacGregor]

"Working hard" is an under statement. LOL Producing your own food can be very frustrating(expect frequent failures), time consuming, and back breaking. There is so much to learn and I made many mistakes. However, the food is very nutrient dense(especially if it grown organically) and it taste so much better than grocery bought food.

[ddeaae]

Our family loves these video because you can tell you farm with love, compassion and soul.

[Green.Country.Agroforestry]

#4 You will not have time to attend the numerous "Homestead" events around the country that are so popular .. you will be too busy homesteading!

[JonnoPlays]

Influences in this space never talk about how much money they saved and how many years working the corporate grind they had to do to finally go off grid. By my estimates it takes a minimum of 100k cash between land down payment and equpment and building materials plus hiring contractors for jobs you can't do like drilling a well.

[ravenhill]

Very true. One also need a lot of knowledge, which take time to aquire. Children also play a part. In my experience, it takes more time to get a homestead going with children.

[gina]

Mollie and the lovely lady of the house enjoying an afternoon chat in the great outdoors.
A beautiful Kodak moment! 🤗🐾

[improvisedsurvival]

The problem is people bite off more than they can chew. First you don’t need to move rural and buy 20 acres. You can do it in the burbs with your fenced in yard. Keeping it all small scale and easy to maintain. You can have chickens and rabbits and garden and workshop in shed or garage. You don’t need big tractor you can use tiller amd hand tools.

[CeliaMitchell-otir]

This is much appreciated and invaluable Information to anyone who would want to start homesteading.
I had thought about it and there's a lot involved.
Many times when you see the videos on Homesteading, details are not given on everything that's involved, so
Thank you

[danielleterry]

Oh yeah, I agree lol starting homesteading now at these prices holy cow, glad I started mine in 2001 when I bought my land, 2007 when I changed careers to make my home happen, 2008 home put on land 2011 met my husband and although he thought my life style was old fashioned he stuck with me, and glad we have our small place, I just wish I had bought more land back in 2001 .

[Etakit]

Agree with all of these except the first one. You can do it without as much money, you just need to shift your perspective as to what a homestead is, where it needs to be, what it functions as, etc.

[LBlizzard]

Thank you for telling the truth about homesteading.

[kristinmoreno]

It's very INSPIRING to Learn about People like you with Skills to Build and Homestead. You Guys are AMAZING!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[happy_bubble]

A lot of upkeep, too. You gotta maintain all of those tools if you want them to last.