A listing of homesteading resources to help beginners. Learn about livestock, chickens, homestead cooking, and more.

You need not live in an urban area for the Urban Farm Handbook to be useful to you. I admit that I did find myself briefly missing Berkeley’s lovely year-round growing season and generous sunshine as I read about the author’s endeavors in the Pacific Northwest, but then I remembered the price of real estate in the […]

How to produce lots of fruits and vegetables using the French intensive or bio intensive method of gardening.

Want to how to build a bamboo tripod trellis? Checkout this blog and understand with a photo tutorial. it's one of the most inexpensive ways to make a trellis.

You can Homestead without land or livestock. I share 5 ways to homestead right where you are, all you need is a homesteaders heart.

For many years, gardening was a side project for Blume, but when she found herself with a...

The amazing thing about yarrow is just how many different uses it has. It's great for the garden, as an herb, or for feeding livestock.

If your career path doesn't let you live the life you want, chart a new course. Here's why I'm leaving my job to stay home and work for myself

Learn about the best & most popular 18 chicken breeds for your backyard flock, including informationon on temperament, eggs, and more!

The chooks are happy! - by Rebecca Lowrey Boyd

Learn how recycling your eggshells by feeding them back to the flock. It's a great way to provide a calcium source for your hens and cuts down cost.

Do you have an urban farm? Or do you wish you had one? Here's 3 common problems, and their solutions, from someone who's lived the urban farm lifestyle.

According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control), Salmonella is one of the most frequently reported food borne illnesses in the US. What can you do to reduce your risk while enjoying your backyard flock? Backyard Poultry & Salmonella

Ten steps to spotting when your flock is succumbing to heat exhaustion - and what to do about it.

Southerners all know that smaller spaces are oftentimes the ones that are most ripe with potential. With these ideas, small backyards are full of promise.

How to homestead with monthly to do lists. Homesteading tasks organized by season so you can see the yearly flow of homestead living

Is a backyard garden complete without a coop? The last few years have seen a surge in popularity of chicken-keeping, making chickens as much at home in the

Planting a garden for chicken feed! Plant some vegetable plants to harvest for chicken feed. the chickens will love the treats, and you'll save money off the feed bill by gardening with your chickens!

How to raise Cornish cross chickens for the freezer.

Joel Salatin the Lunatic Farmer, Entrepreneur, Sustainable agriculture advocate & Earth restorer. Check out what went down on my visit to his Polyface Farm!

Is the salmonella bacteria a problem for backyard flocks? How does it affect eggs; how can it be prevented? Find out here.

Backyard homesteading is just commonsense. Sure the term backyard homesteading or urban homesteading has been rising in popularity but it isn't new.

Even if you live in a city, this podcast with DaNelle Wolford will have you checking your zoning regulations on backyard goats and pigs! Listen in to learn why she loves raising Nigerian Dwarf goats, all about...

Natural fire starting materials can easily found around the home. Firewood kindling, citrus peels, are excellent to use a fire starting material.

After the foreclosure crisis, hundreds of cities despaired at the downturn - but in Milwaukee, the HomeGr/own Initiat...

These are 10 homesteading blogs every homesteader should be reading, filled with helpful advice, projects and provide an educational community for all.

National retailers like Whole Foods are stocking more biodynamic brands, but horticultural critics continue to question biodynamic’s unconventional methods

This DIY compost bin is sturdy, easy to open, has good airflow, and latches closed to keep out critters! Get the free plans here, plus see the full tutorial to build your own!

So my kitchen floor is already showing signs of wear from the herd of monsters we've got running through it all day. A family lives here.

April is one of my favorite months of the year. It is the month when gardens come alive. This is our first April at Patina Farm, and I wanted to share our gardens with you. Let's take a walk around Patina Farm... Our front pedestrian gate is shaded by this...

10 tips to grow more food from your edible home garden. Implement these today to boost your garden's production.

I spend last week at my sister's house. She is an amazing friend and it always re-charges my battery to spend time with her. She is an amazi...

A permaculture swale is a technique that captures water for irrigation and slowing runoff. Learn what a swale is and why you might need one in your yard.

A look back at homestead goals from last year and a look at the new year.Review the past year to see where landed with homestead goals.

The very best homesteading articles from Imperfectly Happy, written in 2017. These are the homesteading articles YOU loved and visited the most.

Get the ethics of homesteading and get started today. From chicken farming to goat farming, we have tips and tricks that will help you out.

I've been a big fan of Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company since the very beginnings of this blog. (I love looking back to that first year I started gardening, when all of the seeds I owned could fit into two vintage cigar boxes. Quite a difference from the multiple ammo cans I now keep them in!) I d

The Best Urban Farming In Chicago

20 common chicken problems and their solutions: from chicks to adults, egg issues to aggressive roosters, predators to seasonal changes.

Name: Kelly Coyne and Erik KnutzenLocation: Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park/Silver Lake area)Years lived in: 13 Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen didn’t set out to become back –and front!– yard farmers. But once this Los Angeles couple discovered the pleasures of making things by hand and living close to the natural world, one thing led to another and today their ever-evolving urban homestead (if we dare call it that) is a true inspiration in the heart of the city.

Want backyard chickens but not sure where to start? Here's all the information a beginner needs to raise a happy flock.

Tour the Eclectic Home of Farm and Foundry for colorful interiors and whimsical gardens including chicken coop. This tiny cottage is big on style.

Chicken manure is the powerhouse of animal fertilizers and garden amendments. The trick is only in knowing how to use it safely.

A lot of my time during this time of the year is spent outdoors. By taking a quick glance at my instagram feed, you’ll notice that I post many pictures of what’s growing and “chir…

A listing of homesteading resources to help beginners. Learn about livestock, chickens, homestead cooking, and more.