Systems Approach to Homestead Living
Simple Easy Efficient
System: Veggie Storage
System: Bottled Storage
System: Onion Drying
We’ve been asked this question time and again.
How do you get it all done? The answer is systems.
No matter how you start, all homestead living eventually evolves into systems, but there is no ultimate system. It’s an evolutionary process with best practices fitted to particular needs. One thing leads to another and the process never ends. There is no such thing as simply maintaining. Your systems will constantly evolve as you and your homestead change and adapt. This is the way it all really gets done.
Underlying every book in our reference library is a systems approach developed out of necessity and common sense. This drives homesteads forward but takes time to mature. By far, your most wasteful effort would be attempting too much too soon. Invariably, nuances emerge that dictate your next step. Take your time. The right systems will come to you. This is how homestead living will be right for you.
Why the Systems Approach Works
Systems simplify homestead living. Interactive parts lead to what works best for particular situations. Your systems will be unique to your needs.
Systems work because all of us only have so much time and resources available. When developing your systems, step-by-step, you’ll be working smart instead of hard. It’s a learning process. You’ll find what’s right for your particular situations and perceived obstacles will become systems for your success.
It will be challenging but it will be rewarding. You will fail, you will learn, and you will gain wisdom through developing the systems that work for your homestead living.
System: Winter Hay Feeding
System: Chicken Meat Harvest
System: Maple Sap Cooking