I've been resisting starting a blog of our journey into urban homesteading because I always start out strong and then fizzle out when I get busy with the actual doing of what I'm to blog about.
But I really made a point to photo and video journal some of our transition already. I felt it was important to document what's happening when you join a movement. Like it or not we are activists for greener living, organic gardening and self sustainability. We aren't perfect. We are definately new to all of this. I think more than anything we want to prove to the world that a technologically savvy man and a hippie woman can blend our insights together for the greater good of our family and our world. Anyone can make this change if they believe in it enough.
I was on board for a more sustainable lifestyle a couple years ago, but convincing Jerod was not going to be easy. He loves technology and easy availability. He's an instant gratification person. I'm impatient, but I can wait for the good things when I can see them on the horizon. I like my computer and that's about all the technology I deal with....well the tv set. I do like to watch tv.
One video changed all of it for us.
You can view it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCPEBM5ol0Q
It's hippie, it's going to an extreme for what they believe and that's how I feel. Jerod watched that video and our lives will never be the same. We are making a farm in the middle of Tracy. It's a lot of hard work and trial and error. It's going slower than I'd like, but we have 4 kids and jobs and a home to maintain. We'll get there and it's worth every gain and loss.
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