A rural and homesteading life leaves you with a lot to learn. Listening to people who have been doing it a while, there will always be something to be we don’t know. Spread out and separated by distance, a distance we seek, can make finding others to learn from hard. At least it did in the past. Now we have online and social media to bridge that gap. It is a resource we need to use more.
When I first began clearing through the clutter of the cabin I found years worth of magazines. Dusty magazines. In the past that, along with books, is what we had. But magazines don’t know what issues you face right now. It could take a library to cover all the topics you need.
The internet is a valuable tool. You can look up what you want whenever you need it. There are articles and videos. Of course you probably also get 4 very different answers for any question.
Social media is a tool we need to use more. It lets a community separated by miles be joined as neighbors. Right now, aside from my regular accounts, I have account for The Wards Farm on X and Facebook. I recommend having accounts for multiple purposes when you can. On X I am working to build lists and Follow Lists to grow the community. I can be found at @TheWardsFarm.
Being rural and separated by miles no longer has to mean we are alone. The internet and social media can allow us to become a close knit community all over America and the World.
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