Blessed Little Homestead
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July 24, 2014 ·
My family is sick.. We never get sick, its been nearly 3 years since we have been sick...But I think the children ate some bad food. ~lesson learned, ask mom before you eat something.. 7 of 10 children down. Olivia, being the nurturing one that she is, is taking care of everyone with me. She is bringing water to them, making sure they are all cared for..She has been on top of it not missing a step even when I stopped to feed the baby. Quinten made up everyone's spot.. .. ,,,,at least they like to sleep outside. ( true campers!) But no one is up for roasted marshmallows
Food poisoning.
Or was it? They, “the children” had eaten some unidentified “food” with out asking their mother if it was safe to eat.
Was it some of the wild mushrooms featured in many photos on the “Blessed Little Homestead” (BLH) Facebook page?
Was it rotting left over food sitting in any number of the unwashed and grime incrusted Tupperware and plastic containers lying scattered around the open air “kitchen” (really a stack of bricks filled with open flame and topped with rusty and filth incrusted wire racks)?
Was it Salmonella?
Let us see if this description matches some of the living environments seen on the BLH Facebook page.
Food: Contaminated eggs, poultry, meat, unpasteurized milk or juice, cheese, contaminated raw fruits and vegetables (alfalfa sprouts, melons), spices, and nuts
Animals and their environment: Particularly reptiles (snakes, turtles, lizards), amphibians (frogs), birds (baby chicks) and pet food and treats.
There are picture after picture after picture of small children, covered in grime, holding and handling:
- Snakes.
- Toads.
- Baby Chicks.
- Turtles.
.....
I could go on for pages about the myriad dangers from accident and infection and disease these children were being exposed to on a daily basis. I could mention the animal dung covering the whole area in a layer of slime, pounded into a grimy coating by the bare feet of ten children, draining with the rain and melting snow, down hill from the “homestead” into the pond that has now, after several years of occupation, apparently gone from being home to fish and turtles (in earlier photos) to being a mud pit doubling as an open sewer choked with animal dung.
I could mention the generator and gasoline cans, (visible in several photos) located right next to the shack ( there is an extreme danger of carbon monoxide poisoning killing the entire family, in fact, the only reason I suspect this hasn’t happened yet is the fact the dwelling is not enclosed on all four sides).
I could mention the filthy conditions of the “cooking area”, including dirt encrusted plastic cups, drifting smoke and food being eaten by the grimy unwashed hands of children as young as 4 who cooked their own meals, over the open flames. (also clearly visible in photos on the B.L.H. public Facebook page.)
I could mention the photos of dog bites, wasp stings, scrapes, cuts, and bruises.
I could mention that the BLH blog links to articles about how Tetanus shots aren’t needed as long as the: “wound bleeds, cus Tetanus can’t live in oxygen and there is oxygen in your blood” (I kid you not).
I could mention the fact that with out any doubt what so ever, this “homestead” also smells like an open sewer.
It does.
I know because I grew up on a farm/homestead.
I know because you simply can’t have 8 goats, 7 dogs, two cats, a dozen chickens and twelve people living loose around a muddy pond in the Kentucky summer heat with no running water and
not have it smell so rancid that it could be smelled half a mile away.
It’s impossible.
This has been framed as a “off the grid” issue. It is not. “Off the grid” does notmean, by default: dangerous, filthy, ignorant of basic food preparation and safety, anti Government and anti documentation. “Off the Grid” living can be done safely, cleanly, and in full compliance with all local laws and regulations (in many states). I know. I lived it.
This has been framed as a homeschool issue.
It is not.
