Amanda

Modern homesteading refers to a lifestyle that involves living self-sufficiently while incorporating modern technology and sustainable practices. It is a way of life that involves growing and preserving food, raising livestock, and generally being self-sufficient while utilizing modern tools and techniques.

A large part of homesteading is learning and educating yourself to enhance your knowledge and skills for tasks that are no longer common in our society and culture. There are many homesteading skills and ways you can educate yourself before diving into homesteading full time which can be a big investment. Learning and practicing before making that decision will better prepare you and help you set expectations moving forward. Here’s a list of homesteading skills you start checking off the list.

Such a huge component to homesteading is education because how many of us really know how to save seeds or build a root cellar in today’s modern age? There are a variety of ways to learn from books to tv shows. Here’s the ultimate list of tv shows about homesteading.

You live in an apartment, but you can’t help be drawn toward the homesteading lifestyle you see your favorite farm girly influencer portray on instagram. You dream of collecting your own eggs from your backyard and growing some big, beautiful, blushing tomatoes one day. Because you don’t have a house, you feel like you can’t possibly HOMEstead, but homesteading is quite simply just a self-sufficient lifestyle which is something you can definitely work toward while still living in an apartment. I’m here to tell you not only is apartment homesteading possible, but you can start doing it today with these 10 simple things.

When it comes to homesteading, half of the battle is education – learning a world of lost arts that are rarely still being passed down through the generations. Thankfully though, those that still have the skills and the knowledge are sharing it with the rest of us through books, blogs, and other consumable media (Hi!). For your benefit, here is a thorough list of the top rated homesteading books.