Fracking the Homestead

I believe there’s a deep political agenda behind the increasing ignorance of ordinary people in how to be able to make rational decisions about how they live. Thankfully there are still some people who do their very best to to educate the ordinary person on how to live with care for themselves and their environment.

Bealtaine Cottage, Ireland

Home used to be a place where everything that was needed to live well was grown or made on site by family and neighbours.

A place in which food was prepared several times each day and shared by all present.

Many basic necessities were stitched or nailed together by those who used them. 

Home used to be a vibrant, thriving project in self-sufficiency, with what was needed to be bought in, purchased on a rare trip to town, or ordered several times each year, to be delivered and stored.

Missy relaxing on a hot water bottle to ease her tumour...it works well!
Missy relaxing on a hot water bottle to ease her tumour…it works well!

Home included a pantry or larder, a cold-store and a well used and scrubbed kitchen table where food was prepared and eaten.

Valerian growing in the gravel around the cottage
Valerian growing in the gravel around the cottage

Today, as part of the massive disconnect  from our lovely Earth, we have fitted kitchens which are made…

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