The Modern Homesteader
The modern homesteader, although trying to live a traditional agrarian lifestyle, embraces certain technology that aids in their goal to be more self sufficient. Their selective use of modern conveniences reflects the value placed on technology. These values are often connected to their ideology of voluntary simplicity and their views of technology’s connection to capitalism. (Housel, 2006, p.85).
Technology commonly found on the homestead is most often associated with power. Most homesteaders strive to live off grid without government utilities and with the development of better and cheaper alternative energy sources, many have the ability to do so. The most common energy source found on the homestead is solar. A number of homesteading …show more content…
They have jobs such as writers, web designers, and marketing specialists. This makes not only having the internet but the type of connection extremely important. Living in a rural location getting internet is not easy and many homestead websites will discuss how they get internet on their homestead. In this video the Fouch family explains how they get internet and their views on having internet on the homestead. While the Fouch's having access to their internet in the home, the children are limited to the amount of usage. Other homesteaders, such as Zak and Jaimie at America Homestead have a separate building for their internet.
Each homesteader embraces technology in their own way. The homesteaders' differing attitudes toward technology largely result form the movement's demographic subsets, which range from left-wing adherents, to religious practitioners, to survivalists (Housel, 2006, p.185). Factors such as their view on capitalism, tCure-Tooth-Decay2heir limited power source, and their homesteading ideology all affect which type of emerging technology will be accepted. The homesteader strives to use the natural way not only for ideological reasons but because it also allows him to be self s ufficent. Many homesteading blogs offer instructional videos on home cures, natural gardening techniques, and other DIY
Technology commonly found on the homestead is most often associated with power. Most homesteaders strive to live off grid without government utilities and with the development of better and cheaper alternative energy sources, many have the ability to do so. The most common energy source found on the homestead is solar. A number of homesteading …show more content…
They have jobs such as writers, web designers, and marketing specialists. This makes not only having the internet but the type of connection extremely important. Living in a rural location getting internet is not easy and many homestead websites will discuss how they get internet on their homestead. In this video the Fouch family explains how they get internet and their views on having internet on the homestead. While the Fouch's having access to their internet in the home, the children are limited to the amount of usage. Other homesteaders, such as Zak and Jaimie at America Homestead have a separate building for their internet.
Each homesteader embraces technology in their own way. The homesteaders' differing attitudes toward technology largely result form the movement's demographic subsets, which range from left-wing adherents, to religious practitioners, to survivalists (Housel, 2006, p.185). Factors such as their view on capitalism, tCure-Tooth-Decay2heir limited power source, and their homesteading ideology all affect which type of emerging technology will be accepted. The homesteader strives to use the natural way not only for ideological reasons but because it also allows him to be self s ufficent. Many homesteading blogs offer instructional videos on home cures, natural gardening techniques, and other DIY