Well you have wrapped this up nicely, well said. We have been homesteading to a few years now and I don't know how I could do anything else! I believe that the most important item you brought up was freedom, Most folks don't know what it is like not to have to rely on someone else for everything, food especially. We raise our own animals and grow our own vegetables. We are down to paper products and some cleaning supplies from the grocery store, it is so cool. I could go on and on but there is work to do, nightly chores need to be done. Thanks for the great post!