Hi everyone! I've had something weighing on me for quite some time. I abandoned video platforms over a year ago (mainly YouTube) due to their censorship policies and shadow-banning. I could no longer support a platform and provide free content when they did not support me.
I've felt guilty for a while now because of all the loyal followers I had there (Thank you for all the emails and messages- I appreciate it). I also realize that even though we don't want to admit it, YouTube is here and it is the easy choice because it is designed that way.
I decided I would start doing video content, but it would be with a twist. In our world of doom and gloom we may not be able to change the world, but we can change what we do with our lives and how we interface with it. I want to share parts of my life that may inspire others or at least show another perspective. In our world of filters and fancy editing, I will show you quite the opposite. It is my belief that there isn't enough real people out there and whether it is good, bad or down right dirty because I've been in the garden all day, my stuff with be raw.
My family started taking steps toward a better life a few years ago. One of the first things we did was move from the city. It wasn't easy, but we did it. We packed ourselves in a small house that sits on a lot of acreage and began to build a homestead (including building a home - mostly on our own). Nearly 1 1/2 years later the progress has painfully slow as we are doing most of the work on our own and contracting out what we cannot do, but the reward will be in the end.
I digress... We got chickens, cows, bees and a huge garden. We are getting back to the roots of what is important: family, the earth, growing our own food, food preservation and most importantly, faith!
The blog will remain the blog, but some of you may be interested in something different (and positive / inspiriting) as well. I hope you enjoy!
Blessings,
Lynn
Link to Rumble (Still Working Through Technical Issues) https://rumble.com/c/LynnWhite
13 comments:
You look really healthy and happy in your new life in the Country, Lynn! Rumble is way better than YouTube on censorship, but you should also check out Odysee.com which has more enlightened content and viewers who would appreciate you.
Congratulations Lynn, my husband and I did this 13 1/2 years ago and never looked back.
It’s hard work, but worth it in the long run. We have a garden, greenhouse and are in an area
near state game lands for hunting and fishing. We are senior citizens and have the time to put into
our homestead and get off the grid in many ways.
I’m close to Amish and Mennonites for veggies and fruit I don't grow myself, also small farm butcher shops for our meat and poultry.
Oh and we live in a 100 year old log cabin about 1000 square feet with a wood stove.
Our motto is; chop wood carry water.
Thank you Lynn!
Isn't it bothersome to always have to spend a long time driving to get to the city? In the process of building this homestead, I imagine you've had to make a lot of purchases at the hardware store, and don't you sometimes find that the local one hasn't got what you need, forcing you to make the long drive into the city?
How about buying clothes? I guess clothes shops are few and far apart where you live?
On the topic of making use of nature's resources and being self-sufficient, I have a tip to share. Some of the antioxidants in e.g. blueberries are probably heat sensitive and quickly break down under heat exposure. On the other hand, there's likely to be nutrients as well that are more readily extracted if the berries are boiled. In order to get the "best of both worlds" I have began to follow this procedure with blueberries: first I mash them with my hands. Then I squeeze the raw juice out of them using a coarse, but not too tightly woven piece of fabric. Then I take the squeezed pulp, add water, and boil it to make syrup. This way you get the raw antioxidants as well as nutrients that require heat for extraction.
Another tip for making your own sourdough rye pasta: Durum wheat normally used for pasta is a hard and sturdy kind of wheat, because of the high protein content. If you want to make pasta using other kinds of cereals, you must add more flour and less water to compensate for their lack if rigidity. If you use rye for pasta, you must also rinse off excess starch before serving. This will also cool the pasta down, and prevent it from turning into a sticky mess. Rye sourdoughs tend to become softer and wetter as they rise. If you want to use a rye sourdough for pasta, you must repeatedly add more flour, knead it, let it rise, and repeat until it is so stiff and dense, that it refuses to rise. Then you know it is ready to make pasta. Add white flour the last few times.
Thanks for the suggestion! I will look at it and see if it is user friendly. :-)
That sounds amazing! We are very similar We do wood, pellet and solar... We have propane as a backup.
You are most welcome!
The drive used to bother me, but now I'm used to it. We are about 15 min from a dinky town, 25 min from Rural King, hardware stores and a small Walmart if I HAVE to have something, and 45 from bigger home centers.. As far as clothes- I'm not a fancy person and I think I'm still wearing the same things I had when I was in the city... and the internet shopping still arrives here... lol
That is a great tip. Thanks for sharing!
Again, thanks for the tips. Pasta is one thing I haven't really made, but am curious about it. I love baking, canning and creating good food!
I like that the newer format of commenting is back again... Let's hope google keeps it this time. They must be testing it... ?
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