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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.

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Meghan Nowlin

Sally Olson

Sally Olson is a wife, mother, writer, blogger, and homestead gardener. She teaches you how to grow a nourishing life at home. For more easy-to-follow garden tips and inspirationg to grow our nourishing life, follow Sally at http://www.gardenvalleyhomestead.com and on Pinterest, pinterest.com/GVHomestead/

Bonnie V

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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Arwen Greer

I am a mother, a wife, an herbalist, homeopath, folk healer, wise woman, ex-nun and freelance writer (and only ONE of those jobs actually pays...) My lifetime passion is helping others achieve vitality and balance through self-sufficiency and holistic awareness.

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.

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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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.

Mindy Young

I'm a farmer and mother. I have a passion for being self-sufficient and being healthy and well. I want to empower others to live the life they love and to follow their dreams for success.

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Kris M.

Kris has moved her little family back to the mountain farm where she was born and raised. Her blog, Growing Wild Roots, is about sustainable family living, market gardening, and simple country life. Kris loves her family, Jesus, summer days, good books, tea, long talks and laughter.

One Grace Filled Life

I’m a free spirited home grown Georgia peach. G.R.I.T.S is not just an item on a big southern breakfast menu, it is a way of life for me! I was raised in the city, but always longed for greener pastures and fresh mountain air. So, that’s where God led me! I live in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia with my handsome husband and our critters on our farm, Grace Haven. I am constantly inspired by and in awe of the beauty that surrounds me, so you will rarely find me without a camera. After a long day in the garden or around the farm, I am at my happiest sitting on the front porch with my hubby, dirt under my nails and a dog by my side, watching our chickens scratch and peck in the front yard, and listening to our horses munch away at grass in the pasture. This makes my heart so full! Welcome to our little peace of heaven!

Making Shift

Karen Beaty has been increasingly making shift since about 2003 when she scavenged her first item out of the trash. Years of mental shift preceded that moment. She now strives to obtain more and more of what her family needs through reuse, recycling, thrifting, and self-production. In addition to practical homemaking and self-sufficiency, she is interested in creating community. She lives in Austin, Texas with her husband, three children, several pets, a flock of poultry, and a wonderful community of friends, family, and neighbors.

Alicia Zeltwanger

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.

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Pam Farley

Hello! I'm Julie, mom of three, wife of one, Master Gardener, owner of Garden Delights, and lover of all things garden and nature-related. I'm a former PR and marketing girl who is so lucky to make my living playing in the soil. Hope you'll make yourself a cup of tea (or pour a Diet Coke, my sad, sad addiction), cuddle up with your computer, and join me as we chat about growing gardens, growing green, growing locavores, growing kids, and growing one day at a time.

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thegomamas

A dynamic group of moms who are trying to make a place where living an eco-friendly, down to earth, and healthy lifestyle is made easy. Where organic, healthy and frugal living, whole foods, homesteading, DIY, easy decorating, & family activities are our interests!

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daybydayhomestead

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Travis Johnson

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Jenn Dana

We are a family striving to live a simple life. We love hunting, DIY projects, growing produce, and enjoying our lives on the farm.

homesteading | hand-making | healthy living I'm a passionate homesteader, gardener, certified yoga instructor, and herbalist-in-training that loves sharing my expertise in healthy living with others. I also create herbal skincare, beauty, + men's products at ORIGINAL ORGANICS herbals: www.originalorganicsherbals.com

Lauren Sorgaard

Silver Maple Farms is a hobby farm located in beautiful East Central Minnesota. We take pride in raising our animals with the best possible care while working to improve and produce the best we can of each of our breeds. We specialize in raising rare heritage breed rabbits.

Mary Jane Duford

Sherry Willis

I always smile when I hear someone talk about the “new” Urban Farming Movement. The truth is…there has been urban farming as long as there have been cities. For most of human history, food had to be produced close to home. We are realizing that “Factory Food” isn’t good for us or our fragile world. Many want to revive the ancient practice of raising their own food, but the skills to do this have been lost. It is our mission to help those who want to regain this knowledge. Let us help you combine the old with the new and build something better than both! We believe it is not grand gestures, but the small things, that will save our world.

Andrea Fabry

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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.

Tina Layne

High Fantasy Homestead

We are a trio of do-it-yourselfers trying to carve out a self-sufficient homestead from a former junkyard!

Holly

I was born and raised on a dairy farm in southwest Wisconsin until I was 8 years old. I always had a strong connection with the environment and wanted to live off the land. At college, I met my future husband and together we have learned self-sufficiency skills and now have a country home, barn, and 17 acres where we can expand what we know and live more independently. Together we are passing down our knowledge to our 5 year old son who tags along with us in all of our adventures. Chickens, honeybees, a large organic garden (50 x 100 ft.), 41 fruit trees, and 53 fruit bushes complete our homestead and keep us busy. We are constantly adding on to our homestead and learning more ways to live self sufficiently.

Emelia Smith

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Alice Morgan

Daniel Gasteiger

Daniel Gasteiger speaks enthusiastically about gardening and real food. His book, Yes, You Can! And Freeze and Dry It, Too, teaches how to preserve produce. He blogs about gardening at http://www.smallkitchengarden.net and writes about gardening and cooking for the Sunbury Daily Item, a newspaper in central Pennsylvania.

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.

Julia

Julia is a Christian who blogs at Reform Stead about anything homesteading. Topics like taking care of chickens, milking goats, growing a garden or cooking a healthy meal, are some of her favorites and can be found on her blog.

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.

Autumn

I'm a young gal who passionately pursues a healthier life. Due to my battle with chronic Lyme disease, I've turned to simple cottage living where we raise and preserve most of our food, practice traditional skills and make time for what matters most.

Mindy Simpson

Sarah Sailer

An Italian mama of four, living the self-sufficient life on 1/5 acre in a historic Colorado neighborhoood. Recently named Mother Earth News' Homesteaders of the year, the Sailers do all they can to live simply and make the most of their small but creative space.

Benjamin Augustine

Tasia Boland

Lacey Hoyer

My husband and I are the proud owners of 40 beautiful acres on the north coast of Oregon. We are working hard to reestablish it as a living, breathing farm; complete with a healthy and bio-diverse woodland, large organic gardens and a root cellar full of our own preserved foods – fruits, vegetables and meat – and to teach our daughters how to grow, harvest and preserve those things as well. We're building a new house and look forward to spending the rest of our lives there. We want to bring new life to the fields, to the orchard, to the outbuildings, and to our own selves. A life with mud on our boots, dirt under our fingernails, meat chickens, ducks, goats, pigs and cows roaming fertile fields and good food in our bellies. A life spent together, doing things that really matter, on forty acres of pure beautiful.

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.

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