What is an Urban Pioneer?

The Urban Pioneer is a type of person who refuses to believe that living a life “in-town” means a life full of only concrete and asphalt, brick and mortar.  We can enjoy a life of natural beauty, of self-reliance, of strong friendships, and conscious care for the earth—and we don’t have to move out to a 40 acre-farm in the country to do it.  We look back to the principles of life taught by our pioneer ancestors to realize that in many cases the “old way” of doing things is far superior to modern ways.

Many people living the do-it-yourself self-reliant lifestyle believe that the ultimate goal is to have their own farm out in the country.  But is that really the ideal situation?  The United States, and other world countries, have increasingly more urbanized populations.  More and more people are living in the cities, yet still believing that their dream is to live in the countryside.  What if it didn’t have to be that way.  What if city living could allow for self-reliant and natural lifestyles like country-living with other added benefits as well?  Benefits to the earth and benefits to the community of the human family.

This is blog is a story of exploration.  The story about looking for the answer to those questions.  Please join me on my journey towards self-reliance while living in the city.

Please excuse the dust on the blog as I get started.  I’ve uploaded a series of posts from my personal blog to start the feel of what this blog is about.  If you like what you see please leave me a message, because “building community” is one of the main purposes of this blog.