Starting a new homestead is an exciting step toward a more self sufficient lifestyle. From preparing the land to planning ...

Hear how Colette Kenny of Half-Acre Homestead moved from the city and learned how to build a cabin house suited for eco-friendly self-sufficient homesteading. In this episode of Mother Earth News and ...

Starting a self-sustaining homestead can feel overwhelming at first, but choosing the right crops makes all the difference. When I first got into gardening for self-sufficiency, I didn’t know where to ...

Modern convenience makes daily life easy, but it’s also led many of us to lose touch with skills that once formed the backbone of every household. When you cultivate homesteading abilities—many of ...

Canning is an indispensable form of preserving food. New to the world of suburban homesteading? This article on homesteading for beginners who want to start to live more sustainably might be the right ...

Purdue University Extension’s 2024 Rooted & Resilient Homesteading Conference will take place on November 1 and 2 in Kendallville, IN at the Community Learning Center. Attendees will gain practical ...

In recent years, interest in homesteading has been steadily rising, but nowhere is this trend more evident than on TikTok. Homesteading – a lifestyle centered on self-sufficiency and often involving ...

About 10 years ago, my husband and I decided to try homesteading. We wanted to be self-sufficient and moved to a 93-acre farm in rural Maine. Over time, we realized it was harder than we thought and ...

I graduated from architecture school brimming with optimism. But the self-sufficient homestead my wife and I tried to build failed in several ways. That broken dream burdened us for 16 years. I hope ...

ALL RIGHT. DEJA, THANK YOU SO MUCH, KURT. TIME IS 519 AND THIS MORNING WE’RE HIGHLIGHTING A LOCAL WOMAN TAKING PART IN A TREND THAT GREW IN POPULARITY DURING THE PANDEMIC. YEAH, IT’S CALLED ...

Three ducks stood sentry at the driveway leading to Broadfork Farmstead in Greensboro last Monday afternoon. The menagerie on the 13-acre, solar-powered homestead also includes dogs, goat mamas and ...