World

Homesteading articles from around the World pertaining to homesteaders, farming, animal husbandry, gardening, history, and myriad other topics discussed at Homestead.org, collected over two decades from experienced homesteaders who know what they’re talking about.

Right On, Sister! The Feminization of Farming in North America

There has always been a female face to agriculture: the tough homesteader pioneer woman on the frontier; the milkmaid; the…

3 months ago

Going Full Circle: A Journey Back to Sustainable Agriculture

There are many reasons why people are drawn to the homesteading lifestyle and sustainable agriculture. There is the lure of…

3 months ago

Trials and Travails of a New Homesteader

My three boys and I are all settled in now, trying out the homesteading lifestyle in this house in the…

1 year ago

Folk Art: Of the People, By the People, For the People

The world of folk art is broad, eclectic, ongoing and wonderful. Folk art is accessible in a way that abstract…

2 years ago

Homesteading vs. Smallholding: Observations from Both Sides of the Pond

I am here to tell you about how homesteading in the United States and the United Kingdom differ; there are…

2 years ago

Unschooling: The World is Our Classroom

I am hesitant to write this piece and declare to the world that we have taken the road less traveled,…

2 years ago

Homesteaders: Stationary Nomads?

They don’t live in houses but instead carry their houses with them.  They don’t shop at malls, clip coupons, or wear…

2 years ago

Paradise: Living in Picena, Spain

If you drew a line between Granada and Almeria in southeastern Spain, you would find the tiny medieval village of…

3 years ago

A Homesteader Visits Sudan

I walked off the plane in March expecting to get smacked in the face with heat and dust.  “115 degrees,”…

3 years ago

City to Mountain: First Steps into Homesteading in the Philippines

I am 42 years old, female, a native of the Philippines in Asia, and a recently-single mom of three boys. …

3 years ago