Can you think back far enough to remember when people had “self sufficient” farms?

They didn’t get to ‘run to town’ and buy stuff.
They had to provide for their LARGE families
the entire year without a Kroger or a Walmart.
And NO electricity or running water!

Can you describe these farms,
if you remember seeing one?

My grandparents had everything
covered, milk, tobacco, fruit,
vegetables, game meat, lumber,
firewood, eggs, beef, pork, chicken,
cold water from the well and
their wellhouse was their cold
storage, sauerkraut, smoked
stuff from the ‘smokehouse.’
A root cellar. It was not fancy,
but it was complete.
Could we live like that now?
Indeed, before long we may HAVE to!!

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