100 Best Homesteading Blogs and Websites

1. The Homestead Survival

US
Inspiring readers about Homesteading. Get tips on Emergency Preparedness, Homesteading, Knife Skills, Wild Food Foraging, Medical Skills, Self-sufficiency, Recycling, Disaster Reality, Reusing, Canning, Recrafting, Gardening, and Natural Herbal Remedies.
thehomesteadsurviv..
123.8K⋅ 4.9K⋅ 1.5K ⋅12 posts / quarter Get Email Contact

2. Common Sense Homesteading

Wisconsin, US
Common Sense Homesteading is all about using sound judgment to be more self-reliant. We cover topics such as Gardening, Food Storage, Preparedness, Home Remedies & Natural Health, Herbalism, Wildcrafting, Homesteading, Green Home Building & Remodeling, Book & Product Reviews, and Recipes.
commonsensehome.com
173.8K⋅ 4.3K⋅ 30.4K ⋅4 posts / month Get Email Contact

3. Rural Sprout

Grow your own food, become a pro homesteader and create a natural, happy home with expert advice from Rural Sprout. Rural Sprout's articles cover gardening, homesteading, and natural living ideas, inspiration, and advice.
ruralsprout.com
380.1K ⋅2 posts / day Get Email Contact

4. Nifty Homestead

Seattle, Washington, US
Nifty Homestead is an Urban Homesteading Blog. It serves up the best resources for gardening, chickens, beekeeping, natural building, sustainable living, and more.
insteading.com
188⋅ 9.8K ⋅1 post / week Get Email Contact

5. The Elliott Homestead

Washington, District of Columbia, US
It's not always glamorous or clean, but at least life on the farm is entertaining, beautiful, and oh-so-delicious. Follow along as author Shaye Elliott blogs about recipes, dreams, clothes, and confessions, and garden growing here.
theelliotthomestea..
63.3K⋅ 1.5K⋅ 36.8K ⋅1 post / day Get Email Contact

6. Pioneer Settler

Austin, Texas, US
Learn homesteading skills for everything from natural home remedies to growing produce and raising chickens! Key topics covered are emergency prep, defense & protection, gardening, farming, alternative energy & more! Authored by Riley Carlson.
homesteading.com
20.4K⋅ 9⋅ 8.2K ⋅1 post / quarter Get Email Contact

7. Oak Hill Homestead

Oklahoma, United Stated
A homestead blog, encouraging you to live a simple, joyful life, no matter where you are! Written by Kathi, follower of Jesus Christ, gardener, horse-lover, and goat-keeper.
oakhillhomestead.com
4.3K⋅ 642 ⋅1 post / week Get Email Contact

8. The Rustic Elk

US
The Rustic Elk is all about homesteading, self-sufficiency, natural remedies, eating real food made from scratch, hard work, making beautiful handmade items, and really just living simply. Authored by Danielle.
therusticelk.com
5.3K⋅ 345⋅ 1.7K ⋅2 posts / month Get Email Contact

9. Little House Living

South Dakota, US
Find simple living ideas, frugal living tips, modern homesteading, recipes from scratch, gardening tips, canning recipes, and ways to live a simple life in a modern world. Authored by Merissa, a wife & mom, trying to make the most of what our family has.
littlehouseliving.com
261.2K⋅ 21.5K ⋅4 posts / week Get Email Contact

10. The Cape Coop

Falmouth, Massachusetts, US
Backyard homesteading - raising chickens, ducks, Angora rabbits & a huge vegetable garden from our suburban backyard farm! We are suburban homesteaders from New England.
thecapecoop.com/ca..
1.5K⋅ 473⋅ 1.6K ⋅1 post / week Get Email Contact

11. The Homesteading Hippy

Turkey
Living life on the rural side! Covers Homesteading, Gardening, Cooking, Natural Living, Pets, and DIY. Heather hopes to encourage you to start where you are at, and just do what you can do.
thehomesteadinghip..
25.5K⋅ 5.1K ⋅2 posts / day Get Email Contact

12. The Prairie Homestead

Wyoming, US
Homegrown inspiration for those who dream of farm animals, hoard mason jars, and crave dirt under their fingernails. Jill, the Homestead Mentor, has been living homestead life for 10 years & passionate about helping others return to their roots.
theprairiehomestea..
648.2K⋅ 6.6K⋅ 65.4K ⋅1 post / month Get Email Contact

13. Fresh Eggs Daily

Bangor, Maine, US
From her farm in Maine, author & 5th generation chicken keeper Lisa Steele has contributed to the backyard poultry community for more than a decade. Her blog posts cover chicks, ducks, gardening, herbs, DIY, recipes, and all about eggs.
fresheggsdaily.blog
656.2K⋅ 7.2K ⋅2 posts / month Get Email Contact

14. Home to Homestead

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Home to Homestead is all about composting, cultivating and cooking.
hometohomestead.com
30K⋅ 14.5K ⋅1 post / month Get Email Contact

15. The 104 Homestead

Fryeburg, Maine, US
Covers a range of homesteading topics, with a focus on Backyard Garden, Homestead Animals, Real Food Recipes, and Simple Living Skills. Authored by Jessica Lane, a homesteader from Maine.
104homestead.com
5.1K ⋅3 posts / week Get Email Contact

16. Imperfectly Happy Homesteading

Phoenix, Arizona, US
Sustainable Living, Self Sufficiency, Homeschooling, DIY, Backyard Farming, Preserving, and Vintage Skills for the modern homesteader. Authored by Tiffany Davis, a Phoenix-based backyard homesteader.
Also in Modern Homesteading Blogs
imperfectlyhappy.com
29.9K⋅ 1.8K ⋅1 post / day Get Email Contact

17. The Self Sufficient HomeAcre

US
A cornucopia of very useful gardening & homesteading tips with a lot of delicious recipes & some fun crafts thrown in. We also cover gardening, raising chickens, foraging, preparedness, and preserving the bounty.
theselfsufficienth..
6.3K⋅ 1.8K ⋅2 posts / quarter Get Email Contact

18. Grow Forage Cook Ferment

Oregon, US
Grow Forage Cook Ferment is a blog that teaches about all types of homesteading endeavors. We offer ideas for growing food & medicine; recipes & tutorials for cooking, fermenting, preserving the harvest; and easy homemade herbal remedies & body care products.
growforagecookferm..
104.8K⋅ 1.6K ⋅1 post / week ⋅ Feb 2015 Get Email Contact

19. New Life On A Homestead

Ohio, US
An inspiring homesteading blog following one family's journey toward self-sufficient living. Get advice on homesteading life, raising chickens, gardening, food & recipes, learning herbal remedies, DIY, and homeschooling.
newlifeonahomestea..
96.7K⋅ 79 ⋅10 posts / week Get Email Contact

20. The Tropical Homestead

The Tropical Homestead explores abundance in paradise.
tropicalhomestead...
30 posts / week Get Email Contact

21. Homestead Honey

Missouri, US
Homestead Honey is a radical homesteading blog, off the grid living, off the grid blog, Waldorf-inspired homeschooling, coaching programs for women & more! Teri's passion is connecting with, educating, and inspiring people who are ready to take a giant leap toward the simple, sustainable life they want for their families.
homestead-honey.com
40.1K⋅ 2.5K⋅ 16.2K ⋅2 posts / month Get Email Contact

22. An American Homestead

US
Modern Homesteading education from an off-grid perspective. Learn about family life, food preservation, chickens, livestock, solar energy, and land sustainability. An American Homestead is about two families that live off-grid in the Ozark mountains.
anamericanhomestea..
142.9K⋅ 2.5K ⋅2 posts / quarter Get Email Contact

23. Joybilee Farm Blog

Canada
DIY, Herbs, & Gardening. Joybilee Farm helps natural moms grow their own food and medicine so that they can reclaim their power from corporations and create health and wellness for their families naturally.
Also in Canadian Homesteading Blogs
joybileefarm.com/blog
2.4K ⋅1 post / week Get Email Contact

24. Northern Homestead

Alberta, Canada
Northern Homestead is a blog about urban homesteading in a cold climate. We write about growing, raising, preserving, and preparing our own real food.
northernhomestead.com
10K⋅ 2.1K⋅ 1.5K ⋅1 post / week Get Email Contact

25. It's My Sustainable Life

New England, North Dakota, US
It's My Sustainable Life, a homesteading lifestyle blog. Find tips of simple approaches to homesteading, organic gardening, canning preserving, and food preparation, organic husbandry, ways of holistic healing & herbal remedies, exploring fiber arts, & discovering health of the body & mind through exercise, practice, and dedication.
itsmysustainableli..
440⋅ 1.4K⋅ 796 ⋅1 post / week Get Email Contact

26. Morning Chores

US
Learn how to become self-sufficient by gardening vegetables, fruits, herbs and raising animals for food, saving money, and making your own stuff. We cover Homestead, Gardening, Animals, DIY, Food, and Frugal Living.
morningchores.com
26.9K⋅ 35 ⋅1 post / day Get Email Contact

27. Gluten Free Homestead

New York City, New York, US
Discover delicious low-carb, paleo, gluten-free recipes that will delight your tastebuds! Also, stay up on fitness tips and strategies for aging well to help you live the healthy life you desire. Authored by Barbara Bianchi.
glutenfreehomestea..
707⋅ 635 ⋅2 posts / quarter Get Email Contact

28. Melissa K. Norris Blog

US
Covers Food Preservation, Homestead-Life, Gardening, Natural Medicine Cabinet, Raising Your Own Food, Recipes, and DIY. Subscribe to get started on your health and self-sufficient journey with Melissa Norris.
melissaknorris.com..
153.8K⋅ 2.3K ⋅1 post / week Get Email Contact

29. 15 Acre Homestead

Florida, US
Covers Homesteading, Gardening, Animals, Health, Home Decor, and DIY. 15 Acre Homestead is a blog by Ann Marie, with a goal is to teach you how to use old-fashioned skills & eliminate the modern conveniences of today to start a successful journey towards complete self-sufficiency.
15acrehomestead.co..
1.2K⋅ 1.4K ⋅1 post / day Get Email Contact

30. Country Living in a Cariboo Valley

British Columbia, Canada
Gardening on a Zone 3 homestead in British Columbia. Vegetable gardening (and flowers too!), preserving food, raising cattle, pigs & chickens.
countrylivinginaca..
2.1K⋅ 1.2K ⋅1 post / month Get Email Contact

31. The Thrifty Homesteader

Illinois, US
Your guide to self-reliant living. We are here to share ideas on living a cheaper, greener, happier, healthier life. Author Deborah Niemann discusses gardening, cooking from scratch, and raising chickens and goats.
thriftyhomesteader..
17.7K⋅ 929⋅ 1.1K ⋅2 posts / week Get Email Contact

32. Healing Harvest Homestead

US
Heidi Villegas is a Certified Aromatherapist & Herbalist at Healing Harvest Homestead. Follow for her information & inspiration on natural home remedies, making DIY body products, handmade soap making, cooking from scratch preserving foods, fermentation, homesteading, gardening, raising poultry, preparedness, and other self-reliance skills.
healingharvesthome..
7.9K⋅ 179⋅ 3.9K ⋅3 posts / month Get Email Contact

33. The Elliott Homestead

Covers articles related to beekeeping, poultry farming, gardening, and reviews touching on gardening, farming and homesteading.
elliotthomestead.com
63.2K⋅ 1.5K ⋅3 posts / week Get Email Contact

34. Outdoor Happens

US
Outdoor Happens helps you create amazing backyard homesteads. Topics covered are raising animals for small farms, vegetable gardening, homesteading, outdoor cooking, and lifestyle.
outdoorhappens.com
475 ⋅3 posts / week Get Email Contact

35. Timber Creek Farm

Maryland, US
Small scale farming with a goal of sustainable living. Author Janet Garman writes about Livestock, Beekeeping, Homesteading, Diy Projects, Recipes, and Natural Dyes On Wool.
timbercreekfarmer...
32K⋅ 1.9K ⋅4 posts / year Get Email Contact

36. One Ash Homestead

South Carolina, US
One Ash Homestead is a community where everyone can share, learn, and improve their life. Whether it's from our recipes, Homemaking tips, our Christian book reviews, or our general Homesteading posts, we hope there is something here that you will find useful.
oneashhomestead.com
1.1K ⋅1 post / month Get Email Contact

37. Happiest Camper

Big Stone Gap, Virginia, US
Covers tutorials on sewing projects, DIYs, family crafts, and lots more!
Also in Sewing Blogs
happiestcamper.com
21.1K⋅ 534 ⋅1 post / week Get Email Contact

38. Hibiscus House

South Carolina, US
Features Southern Traditions, Recipes, gardening, backyard animals, crafting, DIY, spotlight stories, and everything home. Authored by Dolly.
hibiscushouseblog.com
1.3K⋅ 439 ⋅1 post / week Get Email Contact

39. Reformation Acres

US
Homesteading blog sharing tips and modern homestead skills so you can live your homestead dream of a self-sufficient life no matter where you call home! Quinn is a first-generation homesteader. She writes articles on gardening, livestock, herbal, and homestead management.
reformationacres.c..
27.4K⋅ 175 ⋅7 posts / week Get Email Contact

40. Tilly's Nest

New England, North Dakota, US
Sharing an inspired life from the New England seaside. Tilly's Nest is a blog about backyard chicken keeping, beekeeping, gardening, crafting, and cooking by the award-winning author Melissa Caughey.
tillysnest.com
26.3K ⋅2 posts / year Get Email Contact

41. Home, Garden and Homestead

US
Home Garden & Homestead is the guide to the best tips & products for homes and gardens. We produce stories that help you create a healthy home, grow a gorgeous & productive garden using eco-friendly methods, and create an independent and sustainable ranch and homestead lifestyle.
homegardenandhomes..
45.2K⋅ 136 ⋅1 post / week Get Email Contact

42. Homesteading Family

Learn to Grow, Preserve and Thrive on your homestead, whether you are in an apartment or on 40 acres in the country, you'll get the practical education you need to grow your own food.
homesteadingfamily..
698.6K ⋅2 posts / week Get Email Contact

43. Lady Lee's Home

North Carolina, US
Find gardening tutorials, food preservation tutorials, homesteading tutorials, simple recipes, and more! Lee Traister, a.k.a Lady Lee helps homesteaders simplify their homesteading journey while still producing a ton of food!
ladyleeshome.com
4.4K⋅ 44 ⋅1 post / week Get Email Contact

44. Homesteading | Spiraea Herbs

Ontario, Canada
Learn, explore & participate in herbal medicine & homesteading with Durham Region's traditional herbalist. Read our blog.
spiraeaherbs.ca/ca..
3K⋅ 2.2K⋅ 2K ⋅1 post / month Get Email Contact

45. The Peasant's Daughter

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Covers traditional real food recipes that focus on nutrient density. The Peasant's Daughter is a homesteader journey through the women and stories that came before me. Modern self-sufficiency and health based on ancestral principles.
thepeasantsdaughte..
489 ⋅2 posts / week Get Email Contact

46. Taylor-Made Homestead

Texas, US
Working To Provide For Ourselves On Our Homestead. Created by Tammy Taylor, Taylor-Made Homestead shares posts on recipes, gardening, food preservation, and treading gently on this big blue planet we call earth.
texashomesteader.com
3 posts / month Get Email Contact

47. The Fewell Homestead

US
Blog posts cover Chickens, Homemaking, Herbs, Recipes, and Devotionals. Written by Amy Fewell, a homesteading wife, mama, podcaster, author, herbalist, and an average farm girl.
Also in Christian Homesteading Blogs
thefewellhomestead..
24.4K⋅ 1K ⋅3 posts / month Get Email Contact

48. The Farm Wife | Living a Simple Life on the Farm

Louisiana, US
Welcome to the Farm Wife! I am Julie, and I live on a 60-acre farm in Louisiana with my husband, cows, chickens, cats, and dogs. I am a writer, speaker, and teacher on all things living a simple life. I am the author of The Farm Wife - Living a Simple Life on the Farm.
thefarmwife.com
3.5K⋅ 89 ⋅1 post / week Get Email Contact

49. Just Dabbling Along

Just Dabbling Along is all about homesteading, gardening, cooking from scratch, and lifestyle for modern homestead families.
justdabblingalong.com
131 ⋅1 post / day Get Email Contact

50. Accidental Hippies

Kentucky, US
Accidental Hippies is a debt-free, off-grid, cordwood homestead blog.
accidentalhippies.com
5.5K⋅ 265 ⋅1 post / quarter Get Email Contact

51. Practical Self Reliance

Vermont, US
I'm Ashley. I'm an off-grid homesteader in rural Vermont and the author of Practical Self Reliance, a blog that helps people find practical ways to become more self-reliant
practicalselfrelia..
3 posts / week Get Email Contact

52. Life At Cobble Hill Farm

Simple living on a small homestead. Covers Recipes, Meal Planning, Homesteading, Gardening, and Frugal Living. Author Staci helps others learn to live a homemade & homegrown life.
lifeatcobblehillfa..
3.2K ⋅3 posts / month Get Email Contact

53. Better Hens & Gardens

US
Lesa Wilke writes 'Better Hens & Gardens' to help rural-minded folks transition to more self-sufficient, sustainable, lifestyles. Posts are in the categories of chickens, goats, farm, honey bees, garden, sustainable living, homemade, recipes, and pantry.
betterhensandgarde..
9.2K⋅ 369 ⋅3 posts / week Get Email Contact

54. The Farmer's Lamp

US
Read our articles on homestead living, recipes, and healthy living. We at The Farmer's Lamp, share old-timey knowledge while striving to offer encouragement & strength to anyone seeking to live a more self-sustaining lifestyle.
thefarmerslamp.com
22.9K ⋅1 post / week Get Email Contact

55. The Farmer's Lamp

Covers articles about homestead living, healthy living, easy recipes, and homesteading journey. The Farmer's Lamp shares old-timey, down-to-earth, common sense knowledge, and experience.
thefarmerslamp.com
22.9K ⋅1 post / week Get Email Contact

56. HomeSteadHow

US
HomesteadHow is about a family of six who left the city to live and grow on 20 acres. We heat our entire homestead from wood we cut on our property, we raise chickens, build tiny houses, grow our own food and we have a ton of fun & share our journey with you.
homesteadhow.com/blog
877 ⋅4 posts / month Get Email Contact

57. The Upcycled Family

Kansas, US
The Upcycled Family community focuses on crafting an authentic self-reliant life by learning traditional skills in a Modern World. Topics covered are gardening, homesteading, a healthy & green lifestyle, homeschooling, family, health, and an all-around DIY lifestyle.
theupcycledfamily.com
602⋅ 79⋅ 1.5K ⋅2 posts / quarter Get Email Contact

58. Homestead Lifestyle

May Stew created the Homestead Lifestyle blog as a place to share helpful tips and information on homesteading, self sufficiency, living off the grid and sustainable living.
homesteadlifestyle..
2 posts / month Get Email Contact

59. Salt In My Coffee

Maine, US
Learn to use what you have, wherever you are, to live a more sustainable and self-sufficient life. From keeping ducks and chickens to non-toxic DIY homemaking to growing a garden, and cooking easy homemade recipes - wherever you're starting, we're here to help! Written by Anna Merhalski.
saltinmycoffee.com
1 post / month Get Email Contact

60. Hillsborough Homesteading

Virginia, US
Live your best life through self-sufficiency! Join Lauren as she shares fresh garden recipes, gardening ideas, herbal remedies, canning & foraging, and info for making homesteading easier for beginners & experts alike!
hillsborough-homes..
126 ⋅1 post / month Get Email Contact

61. Farminence

Farminence was founded as a way to educate people that are interested in becoming more self-sufficient. Shelby DeVore shares her 20 years of agriculture knowledge with you so that you can feel comfortable raising livestock, gardening, preserving food, and cooking delicious meals from scratch.
farminence.com
60 ⋅1 post / quarter Get Email Contact

62. Whole-Fed Homestead

Whole-Fed Homestead is all about living Close to the land & thriving on real food.
wholefedhomestead.com
2.4K⋅ 22.1K ⋅1 post / month Get Email Contact

63. Frugal Chicken

Missouri, US
Covers articles devoted to raising chickens and self-sufficient living. If you keep hens for eggs and love roosters, stick around! Written by Maat van Uitert.
thefrugalchicken.c..
154.7K ⋅8 posts / month Get Email Contact

64. A Farmish Kind of Life

Minnesota, US
Amy is a homesteader, author, podcaster, and thinker of deep thoughts. Through this blog, she writes about life stuff, homesteading, gardening, animals, and everything in between.
afarmishkindoflife..
19.7K ⋅2 posts / month Get Email Contact

65. Yellow Birch Hobby Farm | Self-Reliant Homesteading

Minnesota, US
Yellow Birch Hobby Farm blog is all about living a self-sufficient homestead lifestyle by means of gardening & canning, chicken & duck keeping, raising meat rabbits, and cooking from scratch.
yellowbirchhobbyfa..
944⋅ 1.8K ⋅2 posts / year Get Email Contact

66. Farm & Animals

Chicago, Illinois, US
Farm & Animals is a homestead lifestyle blog run by Nicky & Sam, two farming enthusiasts, who try to provide useful tips to first-time farm owners & beginners. Blog posts cover Animals, Crops, Farm and Equipment.
farmandanimals.com
14 posts / month Get Email Contact

67. Wheaton Mountain Farm

Maine, US
Our journey through homesteading life. Provides local agriculture, events, and homesteading tips. Wheaton Mountain Farm connects farms, families, and communities in Maine who have an interest in the modern homestead and backyard farmer movement.
mainehomesteadmaga..
8 posts / week Get Email Contact

68. Morning Homestead - Live A Homesteading Life

US
Morninghomestead's vision: To provide thorough and comprehensive product guides. The goal is to make it easy for you to pick the best product and to help you be confident in your purchase decision.
morninghomestead.com
27 posts / year Get Email Contact

69. Homesteadinʻ Hawaiʻi

Hawaii
Aloha! I've been living Off Grid in Hawaii for over 18 years. I know all aspects of developing an Off Grid Homestead from Building a House, Installing Solar and Water Catchment and Raising or Hunting my Own Food. I hope to share what I've learned to help you do the same.
homesteadinhawaii.com
11 posts / quarter Get Email Contact

70. Boots & Hooves Homestead

California, US
Mary helps busy moms live a simple & natural life by making real food ingredients & non-toxic product swaps, without extra stress.Here at Boots & Hooves Homestead, you'll find a lot of information about making homemade meals made from scratch, growing a kitchen garden, and the farm life.
bootsandhooveshome..
2.2K ⋅1 post / week Get Email Contact

71. Original Homesteading

Original Homesteading is about creating a more self-sufficient lifestyle. Find homesteading & simple living skills for everyday life. We cover DIY skills, livestock, gardening, food preservation & from-scratch cooking!
originalhomesteadi..
6.1K ⋅1 post / week Get Email Contact

72. Audrey's Little Farm

Here is your homesteading blog with all of the best homesteading related content! At Audrey's Little Farm, you will learn about raising chickens, growing a vegetable garden, preserving your own food, canning and baking.
audreyslittlefarm.com
21 posts / year Get Email Contact

73. Fantail Valley Homestead

New Zealand
Learn to homestead with Fantail Valley Homestead. Dana is a homesteading, homeschooling mom, shares articles on animals, gardening, food from scratch, green living, finance, and homestead anywhere.
piwakawakavalley.c..
93 ⋅2 posts / month Get Email Contact

74. My Homemade Roots

Asheville, North Carolina, US
Covers articles about homemade recipes, ideas for a handmade home projects, garden tips, and tips for simple, frugal living.
myhomemaderoots.com
16.3K⋅ 2 ⋅1 post / month Get Email Contact

75. Tiramar Farms Homestead

Tennessee, US
On the Tiramar Farms Homestead blog, you will find the homesteading experiences of the author, Rachel.
tiramarhomestead.com
1.1K ⋅1 post / year Get Email Contact

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