BrookValley
Lovin' The Homestead
As a spin-off of Better Half's "What does self sufficient mean to you", I'd like to start a discussion on why "self-sufficient" (or, conserving, living simply, do-it-yourself, etc.) is a rarity and not the norm?
I'm truly interested in why it's alien to most to even think about being self-sufficient, or why it takes impending doom ($5 a gallon gas, anyone?) before most of us start paying attention. I don't intend for this to be a judgmental type of topic; obviously we're all here because interested in self-suffiency in some capacity, but as the other thread points out, everyone's version of this is different. And none of us are perfect. I mean, I did get coffee and a donut from Dunkin' this morning--hurl the tomato you grew yourself at me if you must
. I'm not judging those of us who don't care to try to bake their own bread, grow a garden, or even care where their food comes from; I just want to understand why these kinds of things, things that seem to be common sense, everyday parts of life to me, are considered weird or freakish (words friends have used to describe me
) by most of society.
I titled this thread "Where did we go wrong" because I do believe that the gross wastefullness of society in general is a pretty dangerous path. And I can't wrap my brain around how we got here.
I'm truly interested in why it's alien to most to even think about being self-sufficient, or why it takes impending doom ($5 a gallon gas, anyone?) before most of us start paying attention. I don't intend for this to be a judgmental type of topic; obviously we're all here because interested in self-suffiency in some capacity, but as the other thread points out, everyone's version of this is different. And none of us are perfect. I mean, I did get coffee and a donut from Dunkin' this morning--hurl the tomato you grew yourself at me if you must


I titled this thread "Where did we go wrong" because I do believe that the gross wastefullness of society in general is a pretty dangerous path. And I can't wrap my brain around how we got here.