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greeneggsandgoats

I'm a homeschooling homesteader living on 3 acres of beautiful land just north of Birmingham, Alabama. I'm raising children, goats, a Jersey cow, and lots of chickens, ducks and guineas. It's a busy life, but I wouldn't trade it for the world!

Abigail Zieger

Abigail is an aspiring homesteader, homeschooler, music-maker, and birth doula. She lives with her husband and soon-to-be-three children on her acre-and a half homestead in scenic Pennsylvania. You can visit her blog about living the homegrown life (and seeking contentment while doing it) at http://www.theyrenotourgoats.com

Correne Omland

Correne Omland is a trained Traditional Western Herbalist and Homesteader based out of Beaverton, Ontario, Canada. Along with her husband and son, they are working towards self sufficiency both in the garden and in the medicine cabinet. Correne teachers her students and clients that health starts from the ground up, with both good food and natural medicines.

Bonnie of The Not so Modern Housewife was raised in a small farming village in central Ohio where she was active in 4-H and FFA. She grew up surrounded by a large family who taught her how to can, garden and cook from scratch. Now living in Florida and raising fearless kids, Bonnie is running the family farm where they raise chickens, ducks, goats, pigs and horses. Bonnie also enjoys teaching her kids how to live off of the land, appreciate God’s creation, and live a simpler life. Her blog, The Not So Modern Housewife, features many of her recipes as well as tips for living green and homesteading. Bonnie can also be found on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest.

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Blue Yonder Urban Farms

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The Rural Economist

Gregg, The Rural Economist, lives in northern Alabama. He is a proud and loving husband and father of six children. It is the desire of The Rural Economist to help and encourage people on their journey to being more self sustainable. It does not matter if your goal is to be able to do everything yourself or if you just want to develop some new skills, we will help you all we can.

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Taylor Fox

In 2013 Taylor left her hometown of Vancouver, BC for Gabriola Island where she and her partner purchased a 1/2 acre property and began to learn more about homesteading and living a less complicated life. She started her blog Fox on an Island as a way to document their adventures and share their successes and failures as they move forward.

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Homesteading in southern Maine with a herd of fabulous Nigerian Dwarf dairy goats, a flock of laying hens, 5 dogs a cat, two teenagers and a husband. Trying hard to build a self-sustaining lifestyle while keeping our 200+ year-old farmhouse from falling down around our ears

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An American Homestead is located deep within the Ozark Mountains. We are two families that live on 56 acres of pastures and woodlands. We left the city in 2012 to seek a more sustainable lifestyle away from modern American chaos. Our website with its article and videos are an attempt to show our adventure to the world. Come join us as we explore life in a way that is so foreign to so many in this day and age.

Clint Heiser

Woodhaven Place is owned and operated by the Heiser family. Candie is the boss and head farmer at Woodhaven Place. Clint is her husband and farmhand.

live.laugh.farm

These are the beginnings of our little family farm. From chickens to gardens to home making. Come follow along on our journey.

Scott Terry

Scott is an organic farmer, homesteader, fur trapper and internet radio talk show host. He lives in northern NY with his wife , Leah, and their 6 children.

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Anni

I'm Anni and I love living in the wide open spaces of Kansas with my husband and our cattle, chickens, guineas, cats, dogs and horses. We love the Lord and all that he has given us. I love to help people learn how to garden and grow their own food. And did I say organic gardening? Don't understand using chemicals on my food so I never have.I am passionate about so many things so my blog is to share tips, hints, helps and my loves of living in the country!

Brandy Alford

I am pleased to meet you! I am Brandy affectionately known as Rzashida. My first plant was an avocado tree that I grew from seed at age 4. Over 30 years later, I continued on my gardening journey. Being a garden enthusiast is a major part of my life. The challenge of growing plants that are exotic to my region, or have some type of funky purpose is what keeps me going. The beauty of nature delights me and keeps me flabbergasted. God has blessed me with growing hands, and that's what I do. I love gardening and appreciate that the possibilities are limitless.

A true homesteader at heart, Alicia is on a journey to make life as healthy as possible for her family. As a mom to three silly kids, wife to a super awesome man and keeper of a really dopey dog, her days are never dull. She'd love nothing more than to share her triumphs and failures in gardening and healthy, simple living. You can find her writing at Walking Softly Upon the Earth.

Audrey Barbakoff

Anna Merhalski

Oh hey! I’m Anna – foodie, research-addict, ardent DIY-er, and mini-homesteader. I’m married to a man who can learn to do anything from a book (sailing! changing shocks & struts! making perfect cheesecake!). And I’m also Mama to two frisky toddlers, who keep me on my toes, and daily teach me to see our beautiful world through new eyes. Together, we are the family behind Winterwood Farm & Forge – our own little piece of God’s country, in the mountains of Maine.

Emma

Join us as we revive a 150 year old homestead in western Pennsylvania.

Carolyn Hansen

Phyl Martin

Homesteading on a suburban acre block about an hour by car from Melbourne in Australia. We are a family of five who have begun an journey towards self sufficiency, learning how to keep and raise our own chickens, grow fruit and vegetables, and generally live a simpler life.

Dana Zamprogno

I'm a wife and a mother of 2, living life as frugal and close to the earth as I can. My family and I are currently on a quest to build our homestead debt free!

April Tuell

Born and raised in southern Indiana, with a few years of big city living in my teens and 20's, I'm now back home to my small town roots and loving it. My husband and I live a frugal life on our homestead, while enjoying the hobby of being "Pickers" in our spare time. Life is good.

Survivehive

I don’t know that I really “started prepping,” I really always have been. My mom and dad were avid gardeners/homesteaders, so I grew up in a semi self-sufficient lifestyle. I’ve always had the homesteader/preparedness mindset. I enjoy tinkering and building things, and I try to turn them into useful guides, whenever I think something I've built would be helpful to other people. Thanks for reading!

Bobbie

Pam Farley

Corporate writer by day; hobby gardener, blogger, and housework avoider by night.

Emily McCafferty

Emily, her husband Mark, and three year old son are building an off-grid cordwood house on 16 beautiful acres in Kentucky. She writes about not only building a house, but building a sustainable lifestyle including debt-free personal finance, self-reliance, and eco-friendly options for the home.

Katherine M. Grossman

Katherine Grossman was born and raised in the greater Washington, D.C area. But for the last 30 years Mrs. Grossman has lived a life of deliberate self-reliance in rural western Pennsylvania. She loves to garden, knit mittens; makes a killer meatloaf and has been known to deliver triplet lambs with her eyes closed.

Shannon Jones

I'm a young, first-generation, organic farmer. Along with my partner Bryan, we make 100% of our living from our small farm. We grow a large diversity of vegetables, cut flowers and save some seeds.

Tanya Norton

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Opportunity Farm

Matthew, Michelle and five Farran children live at Opportunity Farm on the border between Victoria and New South Wales in the Snowy Mountains Region of Australia. On their 29 acre farm and 300 acre bush property they have self-shedding sheep, a variety of goats, some ponies, lots of chickens, some pigs, guinea pigs, fish and dogs. They attempt to grow much of their own food and are developing a business to share their knowledge of teaching, practical skills, homesteading and working with special needs students with others.

Kelly

I'm Kelly. Mama to a sweet, spirited toddler and married to my best friend. Writer, crafter, mushroom hunter, country winemaker, cook. I'm setting out on a quest for self-sufficiency in gorgeous, rainy Oregon.

Sandrine Ferwerda

Sandrine Ferwerda was born in Belgium, where she grew up between horses, dogs and assorted poultry. After getting a degree in sociology, she worked as a personal assistant in Amsterdam when she and her husband decided to pack their things and move to rural Spain. With the help of volunteers, they’re turning their olive & almond farm in the middle of nowhere into a self-sustainable permaculture paradise. When she’s not writing, Sandrine likes to watch plants grow, talk to her chickens and dream about her own herd of alpaca’s.

Travis Johnson

Sergio (The Greenman Project)

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Kristy Gonyer

Kristy and her husband Nathan write about their journey as they strive to build a simple life that values family, community, and the natural world. They hope to inspire others as they document their transition from urban homesteading and their journey to prepare for, buy, and eventually build a life on a mortgage-free, rural homestead.

Michelle Farmer

Hi I'm Michelle Farmer, a retired commercial cricket farmer, our family raised crickets for over 20 years and sold them to pet shops for lizard food and some bait shops. Now that we are retired we buy and sell on eBay. I started a blog about Homesteading for women. I wanted to get back to my roots and live a simpler life while adding more chickens to our farm and learning to do things like my Grandmother used to back in the good old days. Join me in my adventures on my blog. www.homesteadingforwomen.com

Lindsey

I am a mother to two beautiful boys, a wife to an amazing man and a lover of the outdoors. On our little homestead we are taking small steps to living a more natural and sustainable life. Join us on our journey to self-sufficiency as we share tips and tricks to living simply in a busy world.

Lindsey Hyland

Kimberlee Bastien

We’ve never milked a cow, mucked out a barn or even preserved a single food… We are a family of wannabe farmers on a mission to learn 52 homesteading skills in one year.

Jaymie Pierce

Living in the North Georgia mountains, my husband and I decided to give up suburbia and start a small farm. We are living our dream raising goats, chickens, ducks and Great Pyrenees. We raise some of our food and enjoy living a self-sustainable lifestyle.

Original Homesteading

I enjoy all things about being self-reliant and self-sufficient. Gardening, Backyard Chickens. Raising Dairy Goats. Living a Simpler Lifestyle.

Rebekah Baker

Hi, everybody!!! It’s me just talking about how to eat and live healthy. My goal is to help you in your journey to better health. It has always been a hobby of mine to discover better ways to live that is closer to nature and how God intended it . It’s so exciting to find something that will help my husband and kids not only feel better but will boost their immune system as well. I enjoy the challenge of seeing how much our family can save. We have learned to make many household cleaners and detergents that would otherwise overtax our budget if we had to buy them. These household items can be made inexpensively as well as allergen-friendly. This last year, I also began gardening. I have found that gardening is a wonderful way to relief stress. It seems crazy that having your hands in dirt would help anyone relax but it really works. My mission is to present alternative ideas to encourage a healthier you.

Emily Swezey

Emily shares her goofy, detail oriented approach to leading a life that's more self-reliant, in touch with the natural world and fulfilling on her website Life From Scratch.

homesteadingwife

I'm a cow milking, chicken chasing, wood stove cooking, garden growing mama to triplets. We live on a ranch in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota. Our journey to self-sufficiency is full of joy and trials. We live simply without conveniences like air conditioning, dishwasher, and microwave. Much of our food comes from our land or is bartered for. In the winter we use a wood cook stove for both cooking and heat. It's a hard life, but I wouldn't change it for the world.

Cathy Rehmeyer

Tana Mason

HI, My name is Tana, and I am from Moore, Oklahoma. Throughout most of my life I have lived in the City of Moore, but in my late 30’s that changed and decided to make a transition from a city girl to a country girl.

House.Barn.Farm.

I am a homebody,new to homeschooling, gardening, horseback-riding, goat milking, soap making, chicken whispering kinda girl, living on our family homestead with my detail oriented, electric fence testing, Mr. fix-it, partner in crime Mark and our 2 wild, loud, adorable and sweet kiddos.

Brianna Nash

Hey y'all! I'm Brianna. A veteran, loving wife, work at home mama to two wild children. I'm a transplant Mississippian by way of Louisiana. We started our homestead on family-owned land with a few baby chicks, dogs, and horses. Follow along for homesteading, homeschooling, from scratch meals and DIY projects.

Shayna @ Fat of the Land

Howdy! I’m Shayna, mother, homesteader and blogger at Fat of the Land. My main goal these days is just to live presently with my family, and in constant gratitude and awe of the land and it’s bounty. The land really is fat with abundant gifts, and it is through homesteading and exploring nature that I actualize my dreams. My family lives on a small acreage homestead in Western Montana, where we grow fruits and veggies, milk cows and goats, raise a whole variety of free range poultry, and compost our little hearts out. We live naturally with nourishing ancient foods, herbs and traditional medicines. I reflect often on things like beauty, peace, relationships, parenting, and nature. Our homestead is a work in progress. We observe the natural forces that shape the land, and try our best to work within that framework as we plant orchards, cultivate gardens, and plan out fencing and grazing. There is always a project in the pipeline, a recipe being experimented with, or homestead home school breakthroughs to share!

Julie Van Bysteren

I am a christian and I am high functioning Autistic. I live off-grid very traditionally with my parents in the Northern Idaho Wilderness and I LOVE it. I look forward to sharing my adventures and stories. I can be found at MountainBoyJournals.com.

Jacquelyn

Raising children, sheep, and chickens on seven acres in the suburbs. Our goal is a simple, sustainable, more self-reliant life.

Sarita Harbour

Jessica Mathews

Wendy Marcum

Wendy and her husband are sharing their journey to self reliance on their homestead. A desire to be less reliant on others for their health and well-being motivated them to get back to basics. They are starting out with 10 acres and 6 chicks, and as any land owner knows, the wish list is long, the to-do list is never ending and the work is tiring but they wouldn't have it any other way!

AleciaCSNY

Alecia comes from a long line of very stubborn dairy farmers. She lives with her husband and daughter on 5 acres of farmland in central New York where they raise chickens and ducks for eggs and meat. They have 2.5 cats, a golden retriever and two alpacas for entertainment. She also maintains a large vegetable garden, a fledgling orchard and many small fruits.

Duston McGroarty

Krista Showalter Ehst

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Thrifty Housewife

I'm Sarah, a wife and mother of four children. I have been a Thrifty Housewife for 15 years and love to share what I have learned and do reviews and giveaways on my blog!

Jennifer Larson

Reformed big city girl living in small town Colorado on 50 acres. Starting out our farm with a garden and chickens that arrived in April! I love to can and am working on convincing my husband that we need some donkeys and a dairy cow.

Stephanie Brown

Hi, my name is Stephanie. I am a city girl who recently moved to the country and am trying to figure out how to build our dream acreage. I hope that you will join me on this journey and follow my progress. I currently have a raised garden, chickens, and a dog. I will be adding bees in the spring. I have a very long wish list for my acreage, so my goal is to make money from my land as I go. I figure this is the best way to get my husband on board with my BIG goals.

Vicki Page

Tracy Brown

I lived in small towns for the first 30 years of my life. As a child, I grew up with woods, gardens, big yards, and neighbors “down the road a piece.” Now that I live in a city neighborhood, I’m missing a big backyard with a veggie garden, the sound of real peace and quiet, stars in the night sky, and that small town flavor.

Kristie Kohn

I am a homesteading, married, mother of 4 children (plus 50 chickens). I enjoy cooking, crafting, gardening, raising animals, and all things homesteading.

Tanya Anderson

Tammy Curry

I am a single mom of two great kids and daughter to one amazing man. This makes up my family that I am dragging along on a journey to a more sustainable life. We have attempted this many times but ever since I became widowed in 2012 I have had to work harder and find more ways to save, become more self sufficient and more sustainable. Currently we are living in an apartment and using two small plots at a community garden to grow our own food. We take advantage of local Farmer's Markets and farms for things we cannot raise or grow ourselves. One of our biggest changes was downsizing to squeeze four people into a two bedroom apartment while I returned to school to become a nurse. My father joined the mix and has become my staunchest supporter and biggest cheer leader. This new life has brought many changes and a whole new outlook on life. Join us as we move through our first four year plan (we are already a year into it at this writing).

Louise Houghton

I am married to Jon. We live in Ceredigion in mid-Wales and have two boys nearly 9 and nearly 10. I just started to grow our own veg in May of this year. It has gone well some times and there have been failures but I am learning ALL the time and loving it, too. Check out my ramblings on my blog to see what I get up to in and out of my Poly House.

Laura Katzensteiner

Hi, my name is Laura. I love making things from scratch, whether that is food, beauty products, crafts or even cleaning products. Not only is it incredibly satisfying, it also saves money and teaches valuable skills. And the fact that I live in an apartment is definitely not going to stop me from being on this journey. So why should it stop you? I believe, it is never too early/late to take back control of the products you put in your body!

Bexz Walker

A Kentish family living the homesteading lifestyle, in the middle of a town. Self sufficient as much as they can be & loving every minute of it.

Melissa Jones

Alyssa Craft

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Michael Cooley

Michael obtained his PDC via Geoff Lawton, PRI, in 2013 , and had been a student of Permaculture Design independently for a number of years prior to obtaining the PDC. His interest in Permaculture came through an interest in sustainable food production and a desire for nutrient rich foods. He is particularly interested in the value of food forests, perennial food production, and medicinal plants and herbs. Michael's experience as a licensed Financial Advisor and prior career in hospital administration and Human Resources have given him unique perspectives on the economics of Permaculture Design and the management of inputs. Michael is presently creating a demonstration site on acreage in the northern Shenandoah Valley of Virginia (temperate climate). He is also looking to work in Aid work situations worldwide to further his experience in varied climates. His ultimate goal is to teach the PDC at the collegiate level and in developing countries where adequate nutrition is not readily available. He is also functioning as a permaculture design consultant and speaker.

Heidi Nawrocki

Susan Sink

I am a poet and writer living on 80 acres in Central Minnesota. My husband and I and the two other families who live here have turned this old hog farm into a combination of gardens, furniture making shop, and restored prairie and wetlands. It is a habitat for humans, chickens, a dog, a pair of sand hill cranes, and birds, bees, Monarch butterflies and other insects too numerous to count.

Amy Coleman

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Anja Koch

For as long as I can think I have been a plant enthusiast and I have been growing plants since I was a teenager. After finishing school I began a two-year apprenticeship as a landscape gardener in Germany. I was working for a large landscaping company for two years learning the trade as well as going to a school. During this time we were laying out and planting gardens for people. This taught me the fundamental basics of garden design, landscaping and gave me a practical and broad knowledge base of garden plants. My apprenticeship was followed by a professional program in Landscape Design in Germany and involved a thesis on Robinsonian Gardens in Ireland. For this I had to travel to Ireland to study the historical 'Wild Robinsonian Gardens'...and of course, we decided to move to Ireland after I finished with my professional program. In 1998 we moved to the South-West of Ireland and started a garden center. Running a garden center for over 19 years and dealing with amateur gardeners on a daily basis has taught me a lot about the problems that people have with growing plants and gardening. In 2013, I did a Permaculture design course and certificate with Geoff Lawton, one of the best and most impressive permaculture teachers around. This was truly an eye-opening experience that I can only recommend for anybody. Do it and it will change your life! We are since redesigning and integrating permaculture design principles into the garden. We also started to develop a small market garden operation as a sideline to our garden center. Producing healthy and tasty vegetables is our new focus.

Quiet Owl Farm

Rosie is working towards her goal of having a sustainable family farm and homestead. In her blog, Quiet Owl Farm (quietowlfarm.wordpress.com), you can follow her journey as she tries her darndest to transition from student-debt-ridden renter to small farm-owning homesteader.

Robbi Sullivan

Raising children, chickens, and an organic garden in Southern Illinois.

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Kristina Dahlin

I grow 800 square feet of organic veggies in the desert year round. I raise rabbits, chickens and goats in my backyard. I can, dehydrate and freeze my veggies. I do this all on a 6500 sq ft lot in the city, in the desert of Phoenix Arizona. I have been doing all of this and teaching it for over 30 years, but I am very new to blogging.

Chelsea Wells-Barrett

Shari Eckstrom

Beth

30ish, single mom beginning a homesteading lifestyle. I have a small farm with a few animals, an organic garden, and have begun food preservation. This is all new to me, and I am blogging about my experiences, triumphs and a few failures here and there!

Megan Richardson