Faith Farm

Homesteading Skills

Good Morning All!  It's still dark and quiet here so I thought I would spend a few minutes sharing a thought I have about homesteading skills.  The term homesteading has many different definitions and has changed over time.  Basically it's striving for a more self-sufficient life or what many people call a 'simple-life style'.  That term actually makes me laugh....I have found very little to do with homesteading being simple-LOL.   All joking aside a big chunk of homesteading involves learning new skills and putting your hands to work.  There are many different skills associated with this lifestyle and many different ways to do it.  It's finding what works best for you and learning what your good at.  I think that is the key.  Yes you do need a general knowledge of alot of things but somewhere in that one or two things will rise to the top.  If your anything like me you can do alot of different things -- but one will be your joy--it's that one thing that you do that you look forward to and it brings you so much peace and happiness.  Only you will know what that is.  For me it is the animals.  I love working with the animals-all of them-good, bad, dirty, clean...every aspect of that I feel a great deal of satisfaction from.  (Yes I do find joy cleaning out the barn...as odd as that is!) For some it is gardening, baking, cooking, candlemaking, soapmaking, sewing, crochet, woodwork, building, leatherwork, metalwork.....the list goes on and on.  It is very useful to have some working knowledge of all aspects of homesteading or atleast know someone who is Blessed with a strength in that area.  The point is there is so much to learn-so many different things encompassed in this lifestyle that I can't imagine anyone being great at all of it.  Don't try to master all the skills...learn enough to do it if you have to...find the one or two things you love and make that your thing...your day will be filled with many things but in that day your blessed to do what you love.  I think God gives us all a talent.  It will come easy to you.  There is no denying it when you find it.  It's what you do. 

What is your special talent?  Do you share your gift of knowledge in that area to help others?  Something to think about>Blessings>faithfarm

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{ 07:53, Monday, November 10, 2008 } { Posted by gokings13 }

I have often wondered how to find these types of people in the community.
Do you take an ad out in the paper?
Do you take an ad out in the local church bulletins?
How do you find these talented people in your own community???

Thanks
laura

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{ 10:24, Monday, November 10, 2008 } { Posted by heritagehill }

Great thoughts you shared. My special interest is also animals......although I don't enjoy cleaning barns and pens! I also enjoy baking, gardening, canning......other things too I suppose. Homesteading is a peaceful place to be, but not easy!
Thanks for sharing,
Marilyn

Very Thought Provoking

{ 03:03, Tuesday, November 11, 2008 } { Posted by imspecl }

Hmmmmmmm, Great post. I like the baking, canning and (please don't hate me) love to do laundry. I'm domestically challanged in the sewing dept however. I enjoy working with animals although I don't have any - have a cousin with them tho.

Michele