Nice post. Our society has evolved the meaning of homesteading and it is important for people to adjust their definition of it away from the settlers and the mountain man imagery and towards that of more modern self sufficiency. Homesteading doesn't have to be technology free, but it also doesn't need tech to be successfully accomplished. I feel the 2 most important things needed is knowledge/experience and a will to do it. There are so many great resources available but the 2 best, in my opinion are:

• Parents, Grandparents, the generation older than yourself
• Books - The library is still a very useful, but used book stores can have the gems that came from people's collections and contain much forgotten wisdom

Teddy was right! I wish that mentality was more prevalent these days.