Ep. 68 – Jason Snyder of Doomer Optimism on Homesteading and Localism

Is homesteading (and localism) a form of retreat from society?

It can lead down a lonely path if you do not also develop community.

Jason Snyder (@cognazor on Twitter) of Doomer Optimism Podcast joins me to talk about his recent tweet:

Positive steps to move forward with your homesteading, not “retreat”:

Get back in touch with your where you food comes from – grow your own food. You can be a localist, even in the city.
Plant as many fruit and nut trees as possible. Make passive food sources a common part of your city and homestead landscape. Jason knows a guy who grows out lots of nut trees in pots and gives them away.
Build community. Learn new skills. Share your skills, even if you are not an expert. We have a motto: “not an expert, but we’re still going to get stuff done.”
Help each other – work days and workshops. Jason relates how he is building community, forming a ‘barn raising’ group and helping each other on various homestead/farm projects. They recently had a workday/workshop helping a friend tear down an old trailer home.
We share our plans for 2023.

Let Jason’s pinned tweet be your goal for 2023:

We are having a contest drawing in Feb for a copy of Roxanne Ahern’s book “Holistic Homesteading”. For details, and to sign up for the drawing, go to Feb Contest – Holistic Homesteading.

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