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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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7 Things To Do Before Buying Your Dream Homestead

For many families, purchasing a beautiful little homestead is the ultimate dream.…

Emma Sloan Emma Sloan

So, You Want to Live Off Grid, Eh?

Today's hottest trend is off-grid living; unplug, disconnect, and get back to…

Bobbie Gore Bobbie Gore

Staple Crops for the Homestead Seeking Self-Sufficiency

A huge proportion of the earth’s people groups depend on a starchy…

Wren Everett Wren Everett

How to Sell Your Land Yourself and Move on with Your Life

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

Neil Shelton Neil Shelton

Living with Poison Oak: Keys to Identifying this Forest Menace

As we left our home in the city, where my beautiful wife,…

Wade Truex Wade Truex

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

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

Eco-Landscaping Can Trim Home Energy Costs

Especially in this time of inflation and rising energy costs, heating and…

Jo Ann Abell Jo Ann Abell

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