Please note: This essay first appeared in September 2015 on my previous blog site, and was titled “Homesteading”. I’ve made some additional edits to reflect the passage of time. I’ve purposefully kept this one brief; enjoy!
Reflection questions:
* What does “homestead” mean to you?
* What remnants of homesteads past possess the most meaning for you, and why?
The state of Vermont is located on the land of the Wabanaki and N’dakina (Abenaki) nations.
Where I live and work in western Washington is home to the Salish, Coast Salish, Skagit, and S’Klallam peoples.
Image: A farm in Fletcher, Vermont, 19th or 20th century, on the shores of Metcalf Pond. Photographer unknown.
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