Monthly Archives: September 2011

Farming: MENF 2011: Small steps are better than no steps at all

Posted on 30 September 2011 by dlhitzeman

The task of becoming sustainable, local-reliant, and ready can be a daunting one. If you’re just beginning, it can seem impossible. Yet, it turns out that far too many people want to do it all instead of doing what they can do when they can do it. It turns out that small steps are better […] Continue reading →

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Farming: MENF 2011: It takes a village

Posted on 29 September 2011 by dlhitzeman

While it is possible to do, there are very few people who manage to establish complete self-sufficiency, and it is my belief that such an effort is counter-productive and, in many ways, wrong. Perhaps a better term for the effort I advocate is “local-sufficiency” because I believe that it really does take a village to make […] Continue reading →

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Farming: MENF 2011: More on not having to go it alone

Posted on 28 September 2011 by dlhitzeman

I think it is a human trait to view new undertakings, especially ones that are large or difficult, as occurring in some kind of isolation. Yet the truth is that very few people are really going it alone at anything we try to do. The growing desire so many people have to establish sustainable, ready […] Continue reading →

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Farming: Mother Earth News Fair 2011: Learning we’re not going it alone

Posted on 27 September 2011 by dlhitzeman

My wife and I attended the Mother Earth News Fair at Seven Springs Mountain Resort in southwestern Pennsylvania this past weekend. For us, it was an amazing experience to be surrounded by thousands of people who care about agriculture, sustainability, and readiness as much as we do. The fair, I think, had something for everyone. […] Continue reading →

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9-12

Posted on 12 September 2011 by dlhitzeman

So, now what are you going to do? For most people, it’s just another Monday. We remembered yesterday, reminisced, maybe read some stories from that day, watched a profile or a service on TV, maybe even shed a few tears. … Continue reading →

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