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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		Homesteading in the 21st Century
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:05:26
	Publish Date:		2018-12-07 06:00:00
	Description:		Homesteading is a way of living your life with the goal of being more self-sufficient. In Rhinelander, there is a Homesteading Club that meets at least once a month. Mackenzie Martin has the story. The origin of homesteading comes from the Homestead Act of 1862 where land was given to families in an effort to encourage western migration, but some say it stands in for more of a mindset today. Still, when you ask a room full of people at a Homesteading Club meeting what homesteading is and why they’re here, you get a couple of different answers: “We’re interested in growing some things in the garden,” says Tom LaDue. “This is our first year at it so we’re kind of new.” “I don’t have a good definition of homesteading,” says Mike Haasl. “But it’s living a little closer to nature, or Laura Ingalls Wilder with appliances.” “For me, driving me for homesteading is being more self-reliant for starters,” says Kim Singleton. “Knowing where my food is coming from is ginormous.” Mike Haasl is the
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