New Tricks: Homesteading With an iPad

People assume things about others and their lifestyles all the time. One common assumption might be that those who have barns, live off the land and raise animals tend to shun technology. Another one might be that those who have their iPods attached to their hands at all times wouldn't even consider stepping foot in a garden, much less raising chickens.

The Fraser family debunks all of that. As detailed in this Inquirer article, the Frasers, neo-homesteaders living in suburban Collegeville, haven't shunned anything possessing a computer chip:


They aren't purists, to be sure.


The Frasers are proving that a simple, low-impact, self-sufficient life is attainable. Their truce between living off land and technology is not unique, either:



If you’re interested in urban homesteading, this might be a good place to start.