Living the simple life

**MsKABC** · 9th March 2009, 14:53

How many of you out there do it?

Y'know - growing your own vegies, making stuff from scratch, keeping chickens, baking your own bread, bottling & preserving, composting, sewing, knitting etc. The way life used to be, whilst caring for the environment and eating healthier.

Just wondering if being a petrol head motocyclist was somewhat mutually exclusive to that sorta thing....? OK, so a lot of my examples are stereotypically more womanly activities, but do they happen in your household?

I'm getting more and more into that way of life and absolutely loving it!

**Maha** · 9th March 2009, 14:59

You forgot milking the cow and spanking the monkey, both very important in the 'simple life living arena'...

**Big Dave** · 9th March 2009, 15:09

Sounds great - I'll have one of the Domestics look into it.

**3L4NS1R** · 9th March 2009, 15:14

I change my own oil. Does that count?

**Laava** · 9th March 2009, 15:15

I get told I'm simple?!!!

**MisterD** · 9th March 2009, 15:26

We can tick most of those boxes, I reckon it goes along with self-reliance and independence so bang alongside some of that motorcyclist "ethic"...

**Colapop** · 9th March 2009, 15:33

They're not gender biased activities! Just like changing your oil and doing a service on your bike aren't male things to do. I bake; bread, cakes, desserts - I like food!! I grow food - vege's at this stage but it'll be chooks, eggs, and sheep if I get my way. Compost is good for growing food and preserving is a great way to keep it. Just in the process of finding a recipe for pickled cabbage (not Saurkraut (sp?))
Hell I don't give a shit about gender based roles if it saves me $$$'s - and it is!!

**ManDownUnder** · 9th March 2009, 15:39

Originally Posted by Maha

You forgot milking the cow and spanking the monkey, both very important in the 'simple life living arena'...

Milking my monkey and spank the cow you mean WOO HOO!!!!!!

**Monamie** · 9th March 2009, 15:47

I have 17 chickens at the moment and sell the eggs or trade at work for fish, veges or whatever my work mates have in abundance

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Vegie garden is a bit sad this year but plenty of beef and lamb in the paddocks....oh and mushrooms for soup...

It is a good feeling to be able to supply some of the `essentials` from the lifestyle block but it takes a lot of hard work to reap the rewards....... and can get in the way of good bike riding time

**Matt Bleck** · 9th March 2009, 15:51

We grow our vege's, have a couple of chickens and recycle..... this has only come about thru my wifes hard work tho, I couldn't be arsed if it where up to me.

**Motu** · 9th March 2009, 16:46

Originally Posted by MsKABC

Just wondering if being a petrol head motocyclist was somewhat mutually exclusive to that sorta thing....?

Used to be (in the '70's) where hippies were often bikers,and bikers often hippies....they were mutually inclusive of each other.That's how I was,and that's how I still am.

**Grizzo** · 9th March 2009, 16:48

Originally Posted by MsKABC

How many of you out there do it?

Y'know - growing your own vegies, making stuff from scratch, keeping chickens, baking your own bread, bottling & preserving, composting, sewing, knitting etc. The way life used to be, whilst caring for the environment and eating healthier.

Just wondering if being a petrol head motocyclist was somewhat mutually exclusive to that sorta thing....? OK, so a lot of my examples are stereotypically more womanly activities, but do they happen in your household?

I'm getting more and more into that way of life and absolutely loving it!

I try it every now and again, but I'm to lazy to maintain it.

**rainman** · 9th March 2009, 20:30

Originally Posted by MsKABC

How many of you out there do it?

Y'know -
growing your own vegies, Yep
making stuff from scratch, Maybe...
keeping chickens, Nope, cat wouldn't let me
baking your own bread, Yep, sometimes
bottling & preserving, Yep
composting, Yep!
sewing, Yep but I'm crap at it so emergency jobs only
knitting Nope
etc.

The way life used to be, whilst caring for the environment and eating healthier.

Maybe the way life will be again, too.

**pete376403** · 9th March 2009, 20:38

Yes to all of that.
5 chooks (for eggs only, couldn't possibly kill & eat any of them), small-but-getting-bigger vege patch in the back yard. A few apple and feijoa trees, in the middle of the city.
kath does all the baking/preserving/sewing/knitting stuff, I provide the means. (and do man stuff with power tools.)

Don't know if it is anymore economic than buying but it sure is a lot more satisfying.