50 Pioneer Skills for the Modern Homesteader
BY PGF
2 years ago
With the introduction of the Homestead Act of 1862, previously unsettled land in the western portions of the United States became an attractive option to thousands of people.
These pioneers were looking for a new way of life, but in order to attain it, they had to have certain skills.
Traveling in covered wagons, grouped together for defense and support, the early pioneers were a mix of nationalities and had a large array of skills.
Only the individuals who could master this huge list of skills were ultimately able to settle this uncharted terrain successfully. Unfortunately, many didn’t make it…
The skills developed by this brave, resourceful group of people are just as relevant in today’s modern homesteads. Only individuals who can master these essential skills can be successful in this challenging, rugged existence.
But are those skills relevant to homesteading as we know it today? Let’s take a look at the long list of skills that those first pioneers had – and determine their importance for the modern homesteader today.
Everything from weather forecasting to making cleaning products to the seasonality of food storage and preparation. Do people still tan hides? Included is a video on how to do it.
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On October 24, 2022 at 8:52 pm, Bradley A Graham said:
If you don’t have several copies of Ellsworth Jaegers’…….’Wildwood Wisdom’, you are doing yourself a great disservice.