'You don't have to be Laura Ingalls Wilder to be a homesteader,' Jason Stange says.
Share on email started with a couple of chickens and a small vegetable garden back in 2017. Now they get about 80% of their daily meals from their impressive harvest each summer."You don't have to be Laura Ingalls Wilder to be a homesteader. You can grow tomatoes on your balcony,"Now he has a quarter-acre in Fairfax County that supplies all the produce his family needs from June to November, including corn for homemade tortillas.
During the pandemic, people feared grocery stores might run out of food and they were worried about their health. Environmental concerns are growing, too. There's also the joy of learning something new and working with your hands that appeals to people, Strange says.While modern-day homesteading might seem like a romantic lifestyle, it's not exactly a simple life – it requires long hours, physical labor and trial and error.Share on linkedin
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