[Homestead] The definition of "rural"

eureka at hctc.net eureka at hctc.net
Fri Jul 11 13:13:52 EDT 2008


Other than being distant from perishables my homestead 
doesn't provide, like good cheese, I don't miss the 
proximity to shopping. I can find almost anything I need 
or want on eBay for less and have it delivered to my 
doorstep, and enjoy cutting out the middleman and reusing 
or recycling something.

So, after 7 years of homesteading, I would now say I could 
not live without a connection to the Internet.

In retrospect, the other thing I might put on that list is 
a place where there is some evidence of like-minded 
people. Two of the three couples with which we socialize 
have moved/are moving thousands of miles away, to be 
closer to more people like us. They underestimated the 
social isolation a rural life can bring. Again, if we 
didn't have the Internet connecting us to our friends, we 
might not be able to handle it either.

--Sage


On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:33:39 -0500
  Gene GeRue <genegerue at ruralize.com> wrote:
> 
> On Jul 11, 2008, at 11:06 AM, <eureka at hctc.net> wrote:
> 
>> This is how my city friends determine our "rural-ness": 
>>we
>> are 75 miles from the nearest Starbucks.
>>
>> --Sage
>> Way Out in Texas
> 
> Access to shopping is something I hear friends around 
>here talk about.  
> Even before rising gas prices. It would be most 
>interesting for we  
> homestead listers who have homestead property to make a 
>list of the  
> ten most important things to us regarding location of 
>home. I suspect  
> that criteria changes after one has been in a place for 
>five or ten  
> years.
> 
> The only thing I seriously do not like about Heartwood 
>is biting  
> insects. It is notable that insect population was not on 
>my criteria  
> list in 1976. If it had been . . . ?
> 
> 
> 
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