Homesteading:  A List of Related Sites

 

Also see the Online Resources List & the Alternative Energy Info List

 

Homesteading, food, supplies, ebooks, farming, housing, simple living.

 

Down To The Roots Magazine - An in-depth magazine on living simply and getting 'back to your roots,' organic living, green lifestyles, raising livestock, gardening and so much more.  Visit the site to see current topics as well as available past issues.  Read the review on Down to the Roots Magazine

Christian Homesteaders Association - An open forum on homesteading topics, with a strong focus on Christian and biblical concerns.

Homesteading Information Directory - A directory of homesteading sites including topics such as animal husbandry, gardening, self-sufficiency, alternative building and others. A largely Christian perspective, with books for sale.

Walton Feed - Online catalog for food storage goods with information and hints for self-sufficient living.

The New World - Work of fiction tells utopian tale of a homesteading adventure starting in 1964 and becoming a worldwide homesteading community.

Simple Living - An on-line book about one family's simple and sustainable-living lifestyle. Other pages include tips and inspiration for simple living, natural building, communities, the ecology and other topics.

ManyTracks - Information about homesteading, organic gardening, self-sufficiency, seed saving, solar energy and recumbent bicycles.

LittleCountryVillage.com - Learn about frugal living, homesteading, english cottage gardening, and cheap meal recipes. Based in Victorian Queen Village, New York.

Homestead.org - Contains an entire resource directory of information on homesteading and many other topics related to living a more natural, sustainable, and wholesome life.

Peace and Carrots Farm - Community supported agriculture farm information, homestead and learning center schedule.

Small Tractor FAQ - Answers to frequently asked questions and other information about small tractors.

Haying FAQ - Frequently asked questions and answers on growing, harvesting, and storing hay for small farms.

Goodbye City Life - A collaborative site dedicated to the mechanics of country living. Source of information on homesteading, modern living alternatives, farming and the old ways.

Our Country Haven - A site with a Message board and Chat room where viewers can share information and ask questions about all aspects of country living, homesteading, and home remedies.

Southern Matters - Promotes small-scale low-technology agriculture and backyard fruit production. The emphasis is production of cane syrup, with essays on syrup chemistry and access to bulletins.

Deliberate Life - An expanding group of more than 900 how-to articles on homesteading, sustainability, and the simple life, as well as an active web community.

Butterfly Hollow Farm - A look at a couple adopting a simpler lifestyle and restoring an abandoned homestead farm and farmhouse in Tennessee.

Idaho Freedom - Several young fora on various aspects of independent living, including gardening, homeschooling, and techniques. Encourages submissions.

Oregon Wordworks - Publishers of a manual on homesteading and survival skills.

Whole again - A directory of alternative living resources which includes a listing of homesteading magazines and links.

Family Homesteading Advocate - Simple living for the urban and rural homesteader.

Homesteading Resources - Introduction, opinion and an organized collection of Web resources, devoted to the subject of modern homesteading, broadly defined.

Preparedness Nuggets - Information about many different subjects of interest.

Mini Farm Homestead - From a homestead in the Missouri Ozarks, this site offers pieces on many topics, including cooking, crafts, gardening, and animals.

1 HORSE PROPERTY - Specializing in equestrian homes and horse property marketing across the US and Canada

Beulah Land Homestead - A northern Texas homestead attempting to live as self-sufficiently as possible. Describes raising and selling organic vegetables, fruits, eggs and natural chicken and rabbit meats.

Tabletop Homestead - Modern homesteading and simple living in southern Oklahoma.

Flaming Bunny Acres - A small homestead in the Catskills, engaged in an ongoing exploration of ecological and aesthetic building, gardening and living.

Farming - Articles to learn how to start, manage, and enjoy farming on a small scale.

Self-Sufficient Country Living - Essays on the topic of self-sufficient country living, from a Christian perspective.

Windy Knoll Farm - A small organic homestead and education center in North Carolina. Internship possibilities and courses taught.

Backwoods Living - Articles and weblog about back-to-basics living, by a homesteader with thirty years of experience.

Aunt Emma's Emporium - http://www.AuntEmma-Emporium.com/
Catalog of country items to help folks enjoy the homestead/small farm life. Information on goats, sheep, chickens, gardening, quilting and cheese and soap making.

Farm Kansas - Homestead portal with books, classroom resources, and agricultural gifts.

Lightning Rod Farm - Photos and descriptions of life on a farm with animals, flowers, ferns and mushrooms.

Self-Reliance Plan with Emergency Outlet - Self-reliance, sustainable living and homesteading products, resources and information to prepare and protect in the event of an emergency.

High Lonesome Ranch - Homesteading and homeschooling on a mountain top in West Virginia since 1993. Domestic and exotic animals, water and electricity tips, photos.

Living Self-Sufficiently - A list of online and print resources recommended by a professor who specializes in research about self-sufficient living.

Animal Traction - E-mail list about draft animals. Archives of past postings.

Houston Homestead - Links for many aspects of country living from organic gardening to farm animals. Features "Homemaker's Corner."

Mrs. D's Homestead - Articles and journal about homesteading, gardening, livestock, simple living. Offers homemade goat's milk soap, handcrafts, natural lotion bars, handmade rice bags.

Simple Homesteading - Covered topics are related to self-sufficiency, running a small farm, gardening, herbs, orcharding, livestock, and other aspects of country living.

Paw Creek Homestead - Follows the progress and construction of a remote homestead, in Southwest Alaska, on the Iliamna River.

Nagnou Farm - Organic family homestead raising Dexter cattle for beef and dairy, Arabian horses, chickens, and various other homestead animals.

West Wales Smallholders - A network to promote and help smallholders and homesteaders living in the West Wales area, with public material, wanted listings and membership.

Logistics for Pure Rural Living - Instruction, with photographs, for the construction of simple rural homes, and commentary on the desirability of anonymous rural living.

Modern Homestead - Home and homestead information with community features and news.