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Homesteading articles about Land as it pertains to homesteaders, farming, animal husbandry, gardening, and myriad other topics discussed at Homestead.org, collected over two decades from experienced homesteaders who know what they’re talking about.

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Attract Wildlife to Your Property

Living in the country means you have to deal with fewer people. …

Doug Smith Doug Smith

How to Buy Land Very Cheaply

Excerpted from Neil's latest book LandBook - An owner's manual for rural land…

Neil Shelton Neil Shelton

Look to the Weeds: Using Weeds as Soil Indicators

Gardeners and farmers constantly battle with weeds, but they can have a…

Diana Barker Diana Barker

The Learned Burn: Prescribed Burns to Prevent Wildfires

A tall, determined man strode purposefully down the dusty farm road, half-hidden…

Lily Herndon Weaks Lily Herndon Weaks

Becoming a Certified Wildlife Habitat

There's never a bad time to think about conservation and helping out…

Charles Powers Charles Powers

The Single Girl’s Guide to Buying a Homestead

If I were to just say the word “homestead” what would you…

Allyson Ernst Allyson Ernst

The Ideal Country Home

Except in the 1516 novel by Sir Thomas More, Utopia is said…

Gene GeRue Gene GeRue

Growing Currants on the Homestead

Growing currants on your homestead provides several benefits. A perennial plant that…

Biljana Tadic Biljana Tadic

Crofting Life

A croft is a smallholding (a parcel of rural land under 10…

Magdalena Perks Magdalena Perks

The Benefits of Bats on the Homestead

Bats are among the most misunderstood creatures on the planet. For centuries,…

Jo Ann Abell Jo Ann Abell

We’re not Playing, ‘Possum: Opossums are Actually Good for the Homestead

My first up-close encounter with an opossum was one evening many years…

Jo Ann Abell Jo Ann Abell

Zen and the Sport of Scything: Tai-chi or Golf?

I have to cut some hay.  It’s one of those must-do things. …

Chris Devaney Chris Devaney