Calling Aussie Homesteaders!
Hey all, it's @riverflows here, posting from southern Victoria, Australia. I've got a 5 acre block near the SurfCoast, enough to grow lots of vegetables and fruit trees, and a six pack of chooks. One of the most fascinating things for me since I've been on Steemit is the #homesteaders and #ghsc tags where I've read so much amazing stuff about homesteaders in America and all the amazing things they do to as self sufficient as possible. I'd love to meet more Aussie homesteaders here on Steemit - there's a small handful I know about, but I'm sure there's more of you making, creating and growing on your land, whether it's urban homesteading or rural.
Being isolated by distance, it's hard for us Aussies to get stuff shipped out here, unless we're willing to pay postage. That's why I was so excited when fellow Australian @quochuy listing his Little Worm Farm on the Homesteaders Co-Op. Not only does he have a free ebook on setting up your own worm farm, he also sells those worms! When the dry heat of summer is over, I'll be looking at doing this for sure.
I'm not sure whether you realise it yet but The Homesteaders Co-Op has vendors all over the world - Portugal, Spain, the UK, the Americas! So what I'd love to see are more Australian vendors! It'd be brilliant to support people selling their goods via the Steem blockchain. I'm thinking of listing my garlic and thinking about what other products might be viable to sell here. Of course, we need to think about our local borders (did you know you can't ship St Johns Wort to Victoria from Queensland, as it's classified as a weed?) but there's plenty we can consider, like homemade ethical soaps, jewellery, e-books, and so on.
So if you know an Australian homesteader that might be a perfect match, please get in touch via the links below, and let me know as well so I can put some steem aside to get your product shipped to my doorstep!
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Absolutely love the idea of having more Aussie vendors on the Homesteaders Co-op ~riverflows.
I have a friend who was a rural homesteader but moved to Sydney where it was no longer possible and so he started designing ways to grow greens and herbs indoors and on balconies etc.
He started creating stands that use minimal space, more than 20 years ago now ~ Before the popularisation of green walls and mainstream wheatgrass juice stores. I'd love to introduce him to Steemit and the Homesteaders Co-op. His website is Living Apartments ♥︎♥︎⚖️♥︎♥︎