Modern Homesteading Becoming the New Normal
“There’s a new generation that wants to get away from the big cities for a life more meaningful.
By Heather Clower
The Parsons Advocate
Aug 3, 2020
Excerpt:
Self sufficiency is becoming a priority for numerous people as the times are changing from the global pandemic of COVID-19. Homesteading is defined as a lifestyle of self-sufficiency characterized by subsistence agriculture (only producing enough to satisfy yourself and your family), home preservation of food, and may include small scale production of clothing or household items.
Rapidly growing in popularity, the W.Va. Department of Agriculture launched a series of webinars beginning in June that they have named “The Homesteading Series” which have covered topics including backyard chickens, canning, preserving and freezing, small fruit production, goat herding, W.Va. dairy farming, farm tool use and maintenance, and forest farming. The past webinars have been recorded and can be viewed by going to www.youtube.com and searching for WVDA.
The webinars will continue covering topics including culinary and medical herbs, fresh cut flowers, pasture pork and processing, and consumer impact on W.Va. grown products. If you wish to participate in these live events, you can find the information on the WVDA website, www.agriculture.wv.gov or on the WVDA social media pages.
