Homestead Uncensored
The world of eccentrics collectively climaxed as Viggo Mortensen personified the holy spirit of renegade parenting. Campfire jam sessions after dissecting literature. Survivalist children referencing Trotsky. Harvests in vintage Mason on reclaimed plank shelving; is that spring water you sip from a chipped mug? This is the dream…
Sorry my satellite internet went out as it often does. I was saying…
This is the dream world where one gets lost in fantasies of a life purge and move to the wilderness with a vintage hardshell and turquoise typewriter. Just imagine the Instagram photo. So many likes.
Is it that minimalism convinced us that one spoon per person is the path to enlightenment? Perhaps Pinterest has brainwashed us to believe that life in a glowing elk skin yurt is the appropriate response to adulthood. Or maybe, in 2017, families are prioritizing self-reliance & simplicity over modern conveniences like organic gummy worms & indoor plumbing .
Whatever the motivation, it’s crucial to ask some very important questions before taking the first steps off grid. For starters, after the prayer flags are hung around the yurt, where are you going to poop? I´ll leave you to meditate on that.

Where it all started a year ago