Hey out there in blog land. It's Gretchen. I should probably put forth my personal opinion about why we’re doing this. We’re trying to document our adventure/experiment, because we’re sure that there are other people out there just like us, and this is our way of sending up a signal. We know that what we’re doing reduces our footprint, and is better for the environment. We know that if the world ends we’ve got it covered. But the real reason - it’s damn fun!
We like to eat homemade bread because it’s cheap, tastes better then the stuff at the store in those bags, and it’s fun to make. (Or so Ryan claims – he’s the baker.) We want chickens because it’ll be a hoot. We like having worms living in a Rubbermaid box in our garage, because it’s fun. (What seven year-old would disagree?)
All these things also make our lives better, and leave us more spending money then we would otherwise have. This doesn’t mean that when Ryan’s out of town I don’t stop by the local bakery and pick up a loaf or two. We are reasonable and pragmatic people. We are trying to make our quality of life better then it would otherwise be, by saving money, growing and making our own food, and enjoying time together working on a project.
But that’s why I do it, who knows what Ryan’s motivations are.