The Gothic Homesteader

Since starting Gothic Homesteading on Facebook back in 2013, more than once I have been asked just what is a Gothic Homesteader?  Just about as often, I get asked, What makes someone Goth?   And what is a homesteader?  All great questions. I have over the years actually heard many explanations to what it means to be a Goth and to be a Homesteader.   The simplest way I can explain it is thusly:  A Goth is one who who sees beauty in the midst of a dark and dying world. A Homesteader is one who follows the homesteading way of life: a. raising what one can - fruits, veges, herbs, animals, etc., b. make what one can - clothing, food, all sorts of crafts, very diy ( which Goths are great at typically ), c. providing what they can for oneself and ones friends and family. A Gothic Homesteader is one who see beauty in the midst of a dark and dying world, and thusly lives the homesteading lifestyle. As both Gothic and Homesteading cultures are very DI...

I am not sure when exactly, but a few weeks or may be months ago, I began noticing my Gothic side coming back out.  Maybe it was always out, and I just tricked myself that it ,wasn't.  Sometime though, my wardrobe went from being perky and cheerful, to back to my normal grays, dark blues, deep browns and various blacks.  But, I guess I just really dont care anymore what others think so much. Homesteading?  Why homesteading?  Arn't I a Gothic Chick?  Wouldnt that mean I would get my skin get dark?  Isnt that just something hippies are into? I have been asked all of that and more since 2005, when I first started looking into Gothic Homesteading.  To be honest, if one looks at being a Gothic Homesteader as one who sees beauty in the midst of a dark and dying world, and thusly lives the homesteading lifestyle, how could I not be a Gothic Homesteader? ~ Morria