It is for our own satisfaction and peace of mind, and because we just like it better in the country than in the city. We are also trying to teach our children a principle, as our fathers taught it to us. You can do for yourself if you want to, if you need to, if you have to. You can live without relying on anybody else in the world except yourself, each other, and your family. Families, friends, neighbors should take care of each other, not the government, not welfare, not somebody from another country.
Communities grow out of teachings like that.
Not Cities, communities. If you learn to rely on yourself and on your family and your neighbors, that gives you a sense of community. That's what homesteading is all about, and that's what our community is all about. This can be found in small towns throughout the world, especially in America. It can even be found in Cities, in neighborhoods where everybody knows each other and watches out for each other.