Are you looking to find out what it takes to grow your own food, be self-sufficient, or just curious what living the simple life entails? These amazing homesteading blogs are a must read in my opinion. No matter if you live in the city on a small lot or have the luxury of owning acreage, the lost vintage & old-fashioned skills needed to run a successful homestead are now at your fingertips.
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Fifteen years ago when our family moved from the city to a small acreage space with the thought of becoming more self-sufficient, we didn’t have a clue as to what it takes to live a homesteading lifestyle. It took a lot of work to seek out those willing to share the lost skills we needed to incorporate into our daily lives. Everything from how to create an organic garden from an area with nothing but gravel to the ins-and-outs of raising laying hens for our eggs was completely foreign to us.
Today the information needed to start your own homestead is readily accessible. The digital age has made it possible to not only read the in-depth tutorials needed to learn these skills but also being able to watch them via video. Easy peasy!
I’ve compiled a list of my absolute favorite websites in no particular order, ones that I refer to often when I have questions, in order to make it that much more simple for you! I hope you visit each unique site, ask questions, & more importantly, give their suggestions a try. Oh, and let them know you found them via IMSL 🙂 .
Heather began her homesteading journey on a small scale, with two 4×4 raised beds to be exact! Her site is full of practical advice and encourages all to “start where you are at, and do what you can do”.
Shelby, a homesteader located in W Tennessee, shares her knowledge on a beautifully laid out website with amazing images. She shares information on agriculture, livestock, & general homesteading advice for both the beginner as well as the seasoned homesteader.
Not a traditional “homesteading” site, but instead one that ” empowers active parents who want to develop a more self-sufficient lifestyle with how-tos, real-life advice, and honest views of modern work-from-home advice”. Angela has practical advice for those looking to become self-sufficient.
Liz is a fellow New Englander, homesteading on a small scale, 1/2 an acre in an urban setting to be exact. Her site is filled with helpful suggestions and shows homesteading is available for all no matter where you are. She packs a lot of punch in that 1/2 acre from gardening to raising chickens, ducks, & rabbits!
Heidi at Healing Harvest Homestead is one of my absolute favorites. Our affinity towards wild-crafting & healing with herbs in conjunction with gardening, live-stock & everything homesteading has to offer, makes this site one of my first stops when I have extra reading time.
Liz, a homesteader in Kumbia, Australia, shares her knowledge of beekeeping, livestock, & my favorite, permaculture gardening. Her site is jam-packed with information that is practical, beautifully presented, & entertaining to read.
Amy, a certified permaculture gardener, author, and educator shows us it is possible to sustainably garden anywhere. She “shares tips for applying permaculture to small-scale residential spaces: backyard gardens, front yard edible landscapes, and suburban micro-farms”.
Lauren began her journey as another micro-homesteader farming on 1/3 acre in the suburbs. She has now expanded her farm to 18 acres. Everything you could want to know in regard to homesteading and creating self-sufficiency skills can be found on her site.
Amber’s sharing of “old-timey wisdom for today” says it all. Her down to earth, commonsense knowledge & experience resonates with anyone looking to lead a more self-sustaining lifestyle.
Annie shares the knowledge and wisdom of three generations of women that have been past down to her and now to you. I especially love her focus on wild foraging & harvesting…a woman after my own heart 🙂 .
Jenna got me with the name 🙂 . This large family (8 kids!) runs this beautiful blog and farm at the same time, covering all that makes up a homestead. Not quite sure how she does it all, but a force to be reckoned with for sure!
Chris shares her 30+ years experience (a wise woman indeed) as an herbalist & offers so much information about creating products from them. Everything I love & am passionate about. Her 140-acre ranch located in British Columbia is the perfect setting for the gorgeous images she shares along with her wealth of knowledge.
Samantha, another New England based homesteader not too far from me 🙂 , runs a 53-acre conservation farm whose motto is “bee-friendly farming for a sustainable tomorrow”. Her strong focus on beekeeping, as well as her farm blog, are what keeps me coming back to her site.
Dana homesteads with her family of 5 in New Zealand. Her homesteading, fermenting, gardening, livestock, crafting, & DIY skills are what draws me in every time. Dana also runs a fun Facebook group, “Homestead Anywhere”, that I highly recommend.
You guessed it, April is based in central Ontario, Canada on 200 acres. Her passion for sharing their journey of farm to table eating is brought to us in a thoughtful & entertaining way through her writing as she shares their trials toward living the “so-called simple life”.
Amy is a self-proclaimed “quirky wife and mother who is doing all sorts of farmish things”. Her down to earth, entertaining, and often hilarious look at homesteading truths keeps me coming back. Amy also offers a wonderful podcast series as well.
Rachel is Maine based with a strong focus on gardening, harvesting, & preserving foods. What’s not to like? Her recipe for Mason Jar Italian Salad Dressing is a to die for 🙂 .
Kris’ beautiful, hugely popular (600,000+ followers!) site is filled with homesteading treasures with a strong focus on growing & cooking organically 🙂 . Her easy to navigate blog is filled with lovely photos & videos and one that homesteaders of any level will surely enjoy.
Jakob & Anna hail from Alberta, Canada. It is their mission to “be an inspiration to all cold climate homesteaders”. They focus strongly on living as simply & sustainably as possible & share their wisdom freely.
There you have it. My 19 homesteading anywhere blogs I highly recommend. Make it 20 if you include mine 🙂 . Do you have favorites that are not listed here? Love for you to share them below so we can all enjoy! As always, be sure to connect with IMSL on any or all of the social media channels & if you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe to our monthly newsletter!
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Thanks for sharing this list! We are new homesteaders and bloggers and I’m always on the lookout for some great homesteading blogs to follow!
So glad you found this list useful!! Thank you for stopping by Kristin 🙂
I’m thrilled that homesteading has so many
great ladies writing and teaching!!
I look forward to going through each one of these blogs as I love homesteading! I was introduced to canning a few years ago when I moved to Lancaster, PA, and I absolutely loved it! I grew up with chickens and a littler garden (mostly berries), and I cannot wait to have a little garden myself and some goats and chickens! But I have four kids three and under at the moment, so there is just not much time for that! Can’t wait to read more of your blog and check these other ones out and get some ideas and just start small!
Thank you, Eileen! Hopefully you can incorporate some form of homesteading into your busy life!
So many great blogs! I can’t wait to start reading 🙂
Wonderful list. I was already following a few of these blogs, but a lot of them I wasn’t. I really enjoy homesteading blogs and how informative they are. Can’t wait to start reading through all of them.
I hope you enjoy them, Sarah!
Wonderful list of homesteading sites…thanks so much for sharing this on Farm Fresh Tuesdays! I hope to see you on the hop this week…we’re open and ready for your great posts! Hope to see you there 🙂
Oh thanks for this! The concept of homesteading is just hitting my radar and I’m super intrigued.
I’m looking forward to checking these blogs out! Saw a few New Englanders in there, which will bring me back “home” as I read them.
Had to include NE!! Thanks for taking a peek!
These are great sites. Thank you for sharing your round-up with us on the Homestead Blog Hop, it has been a very popular post! Please come back again soon! 🙂
Thank you, Ann! Look forward to the party next week!
These are great homesteads!! Such an inspiration to live clean and uncluttered!! Thanks for sharing all 20 sites! 🙂
Thanks for catching that shameless plug Annette 🙂
Fabulous resource, I love your site and the heart behind it! Thanks so much for sharing 🤗
Thank you so much for the compliment, Angela! I’m so glad you are enjoying it.
This is a great round up thanks for posting!
My pleasure, Lisa!
Made me reminisce my simple life back in the Philippines. We own a big farm and my parents taught me so many things in life. To live simply, to appreciate the little things in life and to be self-sufficient. I miss it actually and hoping that one day we will retire there and have our own farm, grow our own veggies and raise some animals. Thanks for this beautiful post Suzan!
I bet you do miss it! How fortunate for you that you were able to learn so many homesteading skills growing up!
Thanks so much Suzan for these wonderful blog resources. We have lived on 31 acres out in the country for 40 years and are so grateful.
Thank you, Pam!
This is such a great list. I know that homesteading and gardening can be a bit overwhelming and it’s great to have excellent resources. I have used a few of these with my garden, canning and chicken questions.
So glad you found them informative Pauline!
I’m excited to check all of these out and pop in often. I love gardening and desire to be more green. These will offer great ideas and suggestions.
So happy you found them useful, Cindy! Be sure to stop by IMSL as well 🙂
Great list! Thanks for putting together this awesome info.
Your welcome!
Can’t wait to spend some time looking at all of these blogs. Love this kind of stuff! Thank you!
Me too, Ramae! I can never seem to get enough!
What a GREAT list! Can’t wait to check these all out….I just get lost in them looking at all these websites!
Me too!
Great list! I’ll have to check these out.
Thanks for this resource! I have always thought I needed to live out in the countryside with a huge land to do this. Good to know I don’t have to. 🙂
What a great resource for those wanting to be more self-sufficient. I live near a small city and teach I in a rural school district. In my area, gardening and making things from scratch is pretty common. I do like learning even more. Thank you!
Such a great post!!! I want to move out of the city SOOOOOO bad and have this life!
Thank you, Jen! You can homestead on a smaller scale anywhere, even in apartments! A few on this list are actually urban homesteaders as well.
Love this! It’s such a great way to live 🙂
It certainly is a very intentional way of living…in the throws of our mad dash in the spring, it most definitely isn’t “simple” 🙂
WOW! Great roundup!
Thank you, Emily! Hope you can give them a read.
I had no idea there were so many resources available and yours is one of the best!
Awww thanks so much Leigh Ann! I’m glad you’re enjoying it!
Great list you have here. Pinning this. Thanks!
Visiting from Saturday Sharefest.
Thank you for the pin Veronica and glad to have found the Sharefest!
I keep SO busy with a couple of little garden beds. I think anyone who homesteads is a hero!
LOL…hero or somewhat crazy at times 🙂
You have given me more options to cram into my “someday when I’m bored” list of blogs to visit!
These look great! I will be checking them out as I have the time!
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Thank you for giving them (& mine 🙂 ) your attention!
I dream of being an off-grid homesteader one day so I LOVE following homesteading blogs – maybe more so than my own niche of homeschooling 😀 Thanks for the list!!
Your welcome, Charlene! I am a firm believer in homesteading where you are & making it work for you! Thank you so much for stopping by.
Some really great information! I love gardening!
Me too!
I am not sure where to begin – so much reading to do! Do any happen to be from California, at first glance I didn’t see any? That is where I will start since it may be tailored to my climate/
I don’t believe any are from CA but Healing Harvest is located in the Nevada area (Mojave Desert) area so depending on where you are located in CA her info may be suited to your climate.
Thank you for all of the quick link references!!! 😅 This is a few hours saved from Google searches!
LOL, exactly Kyndall!
I have bookmarked this for future reading and researching later. Thanks for the info! 🙂
Awesome, Laura! Thank you so much for stopping by here as well!
This is such a great and comprehensive list. Thank you for sharing!
My pleasure, Jen!
Great list of homesteading sites, Susan! I found you on The Homestead Hop and would love to have you share your posts on Farm Fresh Tuesdays 🙂
Thank you Lisa! I will check it out!
What a great list Suzan!! I found a lot of new reading material!
Thank you Stacie! Enjoy them all and please don’t forget to come back and visit here 🙂
Great list of homesteading sites! They are all great gals with great information! Thanks for sharing this great list of resources!
Your welcome AnnMarie. I couldn’t agree more!