Our off-the-grid homestead is only one example of homesteading.
I know my lifestyle does not appeal to all the readers who happen onto my blog. They are searching for a certain piece of information. By studying my hits coming from certain keywords I have found that most of the viewers are looking for articles I have written about these topics.
1. Storing food for the winter.
2. Squash casseroles.
3. Lasagna recipes.
4. Living without a motor vehicle.
5. Living without refrigeration.
6. Self-reliant or self-sufficient homestead or home.
7. Making a living from home or on a computer.
8. Growing your own food.
9. Cooking over a campfire.
10. Using or cooking with cast iron cookware.
11. The Christian Homesteading Movement.
12. Forest living or living in the woods.
13. Homesteading, homesteaders or homesteads.
14. Frugal living, frugal recipes, frugal shopping.
15. Cooking from scratch.
16. Wheel hoe or antique wheel hoe.
17. Wild plants for medicine or food.
18. Herbal remedies from the land around your home.
19. Wild Edible plants.
20. Christian homesteads.
These are not in order of what got the most hits. But they are keywords that come up daily. I find it interesting to see what topics interest my readers or viewers. If there is a topic you wonder about and think it fits my niche, please let me know. I am more than happy to research a topic if it is something I haven't covered yet. There are many things I am trying myself for the first time and will be writing about them as well. Ever since I bought my new camera last year I have been putting many more photos on my post as you can see. It helps when I can actually show you what I am talking about.
You do not have to be a homesteader or even a farmer to be self-sufficient or self-reliant. Even someone like Donald Trump living the luxurious life in the center of Manhattan can someday need to know how to live by his own skill instead of paying for it. As the Native Americans said long ago, "Money is not going to do you any good if there is nothing for money to buy." So take the time to learn how and what to do in case things take a turn for the worse in your life or in the world. You never know what might happen. I know, as I have lived through bad times myself. We relied on our root cellar and pantry that was full of canned foods that I canned when things were going great. They were there when it counted!
Copyright © 2010 Kathleen G. Lupole
4 comments:
I know you guys live off grid...have you ever described your solar set up on your blog?
Diane
It's interesting to see how many people are actually interested in this stuff, but aren't putting it to use. Based on those search keywords, though, people are starting....
Diane, I describe it in detail on my other blog, Solar Baby. I try to show people it is easy to do if you start with a small system that is very affordable, piece by piece over time. I haven't written much about it on here because I thought the readers here wouldn't be interested. Maybe a small post.
Gina, I get emails from people who want to know how to do this stuff. They are scared of what is going on in the world today. Three years ago when my eBook first came out I had a famous lady with a VERY famous father buy my book! She was interested in this lifestyle and they live in Hollywood.
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