Reading the article and comments the one area that bothers me is putting a label on it and calling it good.
"Living" is what it was called when I grew up, child 7 of 11 and we always had food no matter the time or season of the year. We grew our food and stored for down times (canning) so that we could eat in the winter.
My mother called it her garden but neighbors would call it farming (11 kids and parents takes a lot of food) and yes there were pigs, chicken, turkeys, dove, quail, cattle and fishing was just the normal for something extra and the few things they could not raise or grow was bought in bulk and barter was just the normal way of doing business.
When society throws a label on something that is just normal, folks start using it and calling themselves that new term instead of telling them "nope it is living".
During the depression not many of those who were living, raising their own felt the impact because it was just the normal life we all lived.
I more align with Prepper than Homesteader. I learned to prepare for whatever is thrown at me (tornado, floods etc) and can take what I have prepared with me anywhere so am not bonded to my land.
Hearing anyone place a label on themselves is just falling for the same FUD (fear, uncertainty, death/defeat) that media is driving.
Kick the labels and call yourself "Living" and blow away what anyone else calls it so that it becomes the normal again.
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I'm with you on definitions and distinctions. I'd rather find what we have in common, rather than what divides us. And I'd rather celebrate our uniqueness, than evoke simplistic judgement.