What is a Homestead?
To state that a "homestead" is merely a 'house, particularly a farmhouse and outbuildings, with the adjacent land - occupied and operated by a family' is not nearly enough of a definition any longer.
A homestead now, refers more to committed raison d' etre, an expression of how you intend to live - without the total dependence on corporate America that has become so very commonplace, but rather to provide - to the best of your ability - what you consume, from what you are and have.
We celebrate that commitment, especially by those that live in the great and rugged State of Maine.
What we know you endure...
Homesteading is exceedingly difficult.
And I don't think that anyone who has "been there, and done that" would disagree. The only pain worse than the one with wish you lay down your weary bones at night is the one with which you awaken the next morning.
You have no memory of having cried with such depth as when a newborn kid has died in the night, while you slept.
And all day long, you work a second job - because homesteading has become your first love. Even though...
- There is always a stump in the way...
- You'd swear that rock wasn't there the day before, and
- You are certain that someday, somehow, you are going to make this all pay a living wage.
That's the life of a Maine Homesteader.
We intend to bring Maine Homesteaders together to share and laugh.
What we want to accomplish
Homesteading can be exceedingly lonely.
The Winters are long in Maine, but joy comes with the seed catalog.
You have looked for groups on social media, but are tired of the dictatorial algorithms and vain advertisements.
You want something close to home, practical, interactive, and most of all, helpful.
You really don't care about the politics of it - and you want to get along with everyone that knows the row you hoe...homesteading.
We are looking to create here a community of Maine Homesteaders that can...
- Swap thoughts and ideas
- Ask questions
- Get some valuable and experienced assistance
- Barter for goods and services
- Find or make homes for critters
and help one another make it through another year.
