Welcome to Chert Hollow, where the Reuters, Eric, 29, and Joanna, 30, self-described homesteaders, have joined an ad hoc but growing movement of people trying to live a sustainable life — a back-to-the-land movement for the 21st century.
Traditionally, homesteading referred to pioneers who settled undeveloped land across the great American plains and had no choice but to be self-reliant. A town might be more than a day’s trip by wagon.
Living off the land
Friday, September 19, 2008 | 12:23 p.m. CDT;
updated 10:01 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, September 24, 2008
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