One Acre Homestead

Sara's honesty and humility in sharing the trials and tribulations while learning how to homestead while also raising her first child sheds light on the practicality and planning required in successful permaculture design, rather than conveying a romanticized dream of living off the land.

I found her summary on the United States' shifting away from home economics most insightful:

“The government cannot focus on your household, and so they consistently fail to support the best interests of the home. If we accept the national model of what success looks like, then we cannot focus on our households either. A government that demands production and consumption on an endless cycle of growth undermines the very notion of household security. Growth and stability are at odds with one another as long as more human and natural capital is required to generate growth. In the end, you're left to your own devices when it comes to fighting for the integrity of your household. As an alternative to the growth of financial and other types of capital, we can focus on the growth of human capital—education, community and security as valuable investments for our homes.”