Like Homesteading? You’ll also like these homesteading websites! I’m sharing the love and knowledge all around.
I know you want to keep the tips and tricks coming on how to be the best homesteader there is so here’s a list of other fountains of knowledge. Get more source on how to be self-sufficient and prepared with these other websites and blogs. It’s always nice to share the spotlight!
21 Best Homesteading Websites and Blogs
What can I say, I love reading homesteading blogs! I might write for one, but I get just as many kicks reading all the other homesteading blogs out there. Check out this list of the 23 best Homesteading blogs. But of course, Homesteading is truly #1! 😉
1. The Prairie Homestead
The Prairie Homestead by Jill is all about cooking from scratch, getting dirt under your fingernails and hoarding mason jars. Visit her blog here and get awesome homesteading and self-sufficiency tips!
2. The Elliot Homestead
Catch Shaye Elliot’s witty ramblings about life on the farm with her husband and quiver of children here.
3. From Scratch Magazine
From Scratch is a magazine for the people who raise chickens in their backyards, make their own bread, use a sewing machine, plant a garden. If you’re a caner, DIY-er, fence builder modern day pioneer stop by awhile.
4. The Self Sufficient Home Acre
Living in the city? That’s no reason for you not to get started in homesteading. Connie from The Sufficient Home Acre will show you it can be done!
5. Fresh Eggs Daily
Fresh Eggs Daily reaches out to hundreds of thousands of chicken and duck keepers, hobby farmers, homesteaders and others with no-nonsense tips from Lisa Steele herself – a 5th generation chicken keeper and the author and creator of the amazing blog. Visit blog here.
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— Homesteading (@HomesteadingUSA) June 25, 2015
6. Summers Acres
A husband and wife duo gradually starting to get back to simple living and practical preparedness without being fanatics. Read their adventures here.
7. Backyard Farming on an Acre (More or Less)
Catch Angela England and her comprehensive overview of small-scale self-sufficiency. Whether your goal is to eat healthier, save money, live more sustainably, or a combination of these, Backyard Farming on an Acre (More or Less) helps you get there. Check out the site here.
8. The Homesteading Hippy
The Homesteading Hippy ‘s hope is to encourage you to start where you are at, and just do what you can do. Click here to visit blog.
9. City Boy Hens
Learn more about raising chickens in the city and “rural” tapestry here.
10. Homesteading on the Homefront
A military wife’s journey towards self-sufficiency. Catch her thoughts here.
11. Garden Season
Become self-sufficient by gardening. Get everything you need to know on how to grow your own food, a vegetable or even a flower garden with this very informative blog.
12. This ORGANIC Life
Learn how to tread more lightly on the earth and live a more simple lifestyle with Rachel’s own journey and immersion into homesteading, hand-making, and healthy living. Visit her blog site here.
13. The Chicken Mama
Read about The Chicken Mama’s, well, chickens, Doink and Brandy. Visit blog here.
14. Better Hens and Gardens
This blog is all about homestead chickens, gardens, goats, honey bees and DIY. Visit blog here.
15. The Chicken Chick
If you’re seeking backyard chicken-keeping information, tips, photos and DIY projects with a splash of creativity, then check out The Chicken Chick blog here.
16. Tilly’s Nest
More chicken-keeping tips and beekeeping reflections from Tilly’s Nest. She also has some tips and ideas on crafts and even homemade recipes that will surely hit the spot.
17. Reformation Acres
Get gardening, homesteading, and agrarian-living goodness here. Get ready to live your homestead dream today.
18. Life at Cobble Hill Farm
What will you find in Life at Cobble Hill Farm? Made from scratch recipes, DIY projects, natural cleaning recipes, gardening info, meal planning how-to, homemade bath & body product recipes, ideas for homemade gifts, chicken-keeping post, homesteading thoughts and idea, frugal living, thoughts on voluntary simplicity and a whole lot more! Click here to visit blog.
19. City Girl Farming Blog
Learn how to grow and raise your own food in the city, in constricted spaces and with animal limits of the urban territory. Check out blog here.
20. Trayer Wilderness
A great and informative blog about wilderness survival and self reliant living. The best part of it all, they do it as a family. Visit blog here.
21. Free Range
Free Range is the personal hobby blog of Pamela Parker Caird. Free Range, however ambiguous a phrase, connotes some sort of return to more traditional farming and ranching. Visit blog here.
Want to know another homesteading couple? Watch this video from OFF GRID with DOUG and STACY and learn more about them!
The internet is truly a great source of knowledge and information. If you’re considering to start homesteading, Homesteading and all these other homesteading websites will surely equip you with the knowledge you need. Just remember, you don’t really know something until you’re able to successfully apply it. So keep reading and start doing!
Did I miss any homesteading website? If I did, don’t hesitate to share it in the comments below!
And if you want to check out more about my favorite youtube homesteaders, click here!
While I don’t know if my blog rates as highly as these others, I’d be touched if you checked it out… I’ve been blogging about homesteading in Northern Ontario, Canada for a few years now.
http://www.aikihomestead.ca
Drop me a line if you do check us out – I always appreciate hearing from other like-minded people!
We have been homesteading in little old New Zealand for a year now. Our adventures our documented on our blog is http://www.piwakawakavalley.com – I would be honoured if you checked it out.
Dana
Half of these blogs are generic and are sloely usd to promote a ebook or book and three of these blogs are just promoting there doterra essential oil.
visit a real homesteading site and all the great benefits it has
https://www.hkorganincs.com/
We’ve been homesteading on the Big Island of Hawaii. We have a small 5 acre patch of paradise along the Hamakua Coast. Our blog is ourhawaiifarm.com. I would love for you to check it out.
Add CommonSenseHome.com to the list – it is a great source for every day self sufficiency and has a wide variety of detailed information.
Please check out my blog- http://littlehomesteadinboise.blogspot.com/ for urban homesteading, thanks!
Great list! Oh, and you need to add http://www.healingharvesthomestead.com to that awesome list! Off-grid, in a rural area, small village HOA in the middle of the Mojave Desert. We raise chickens, goats, have horses, two large gardens, and are working on our self-sufficiency journey by making our own herbal medicines and cooking from scratch! All on 2/3 acre! It’s fun!
Check out a brand new and awesome homesteading blog site: inoverourhomestead.com
the From Scratch site that you are featuring is no longer even up. I would love if you would add http://www.belizeanbrunette.com to your list. I blog about holistic living and homesteading 🙂
I’m happy to see a mix of old favorites and new discoveries from your post! I’m partial to the Homesteading Hippy, and have been working on my own for a few years now, Unexplained Underfoot Objects:)
https://www.unexplainedunderfootobjects.com
Greetings! Thanks for the great info! I’d love for you to check out my blog about living on a small farm and owning a family milk cow. I live in rural East Texas. My site: http://www.memoirsofamilkmaid.com
Cog hill family farm is a favorite of ours along with the Elliott’s!! Also, roots and refuge is fun for gardening
Awesome list! We are by no means traditional homesteaders over here at Homestead and Chill (vegetarians, so no raising animals for meat) but cover a huge variety of modern homesteading how-to’s and tips – on topics such as fermenting foods, backyard chickens, supporting wildlife, building your soil with compost, raising monarchs, natural health remedies, growing organic cannabis at home, and tons of great vegan and vegetarian recipes. Come say hi! We’d love to have you. https://homesteadandchill.com/
Just in case you are still collecting Homesteading website/blogs try mine out. DustSweat&Boots.com. Started blogging in 2020 so more current content. Thanks!
I read the Prairie Homestead every week. She does a great job!