It Takes a Village
This article is available online in audio form at MotherEarthNews.com
Do you remember the moment you figured out that most things in the world are totally rigged? Made up? Kind of strange and potentially not worth your time?
I don’t. The world does a very good job of tricking you into thinking your hunch is a bad one, and so you spend a decent amount of time trying to prove to yourself that you really do want to follow the path most traveled in society. At some point, you trust yourself enough to realize that the fair share of society is a sham, and it’s time to start a homestead.
The Wisdom of Teenagers
If this doesn’t somewhat resemble a thought process you’ve had before, bear with me. I’m raising three teenagers at the moment, so the majority of my conversations focus on the existential necessity of middle school, high school, college, most vegetables, clothes that actually cover your skin … you get the drift. As a parent, I’ve abandoned the need to have an answer for all of these questions. Long ago, when
