Homesteading Life

Homesteading articles about Life on the Homestead pertaining to homesteaders, family, farming, animal husbandry, history, 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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Quit Cleaning Dirty: How to Have a Naturally Clean Home

Part of the decision to homestead is a desire to live a…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

How Does a House Become a Homestead? A Visit to Soaring Eagle Farm

“This is the Yadkin Valley.  The wind never stops blowing.  That’s why…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott

The Missouri Journal

Like a lot of people who approach middle age, I started to…

Mark Chenail Mark Chenail

What is Your Homestead $ Number?

  A while back, there was a commercial that had people walking…

Tony Colella Tony Colella

Homestead Tech: Where’s my Signal?

  In the 1960’s TV series Green Acres, the main character “Oliver”, who…

Anthony Okrongly Anthony Okrongly

Helpful Homesteading Apps

  Of all the names people call homesteaders—come on, you know we…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Debunking the Amish Myth: Common Misconceptions about Amish Furniture

This is a story of greed, corruption, and the struggle for religious…

Catherine Lugo Catherine Lugo

Are You Cut Out for the “Simple Life”?

  Being a staying-at-home mother, who works as a teacher for her…

Laura Negron-Valentin Laura Negron-Valentin

Lilac Moon: Homesteading in Northern Minnesota

  A good while back I read a book, whose author, and…

Sheri Dixon Sheri Dixon