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Homesteading articles for Families pertaining to homesteaders, family, farming, animal husbandry, history, and myriad other topics discussed at Homestead.org, collected over two decades from experienced homesteaders who know what they’re talking about.

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Homeschool

The Case for Homeschooling on the Homestead

Many become homesteaders to experience the freedom that comes from living according…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores
Emergency childbirth at home
Emergencies

Homesteader’s Guide to Emergency Childbirth

I’d like to talk to you about how to handle an emergency…

Magdalena Alvarez Magdalena Alvarez
The idea of leaving everything familiar behind and moving kids to the country is stressful for the most hardened adult.
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Successful Transplants: Uprooting Your Urban Offspring

Every corner has been cut; every quarter has been squeezed.  Diligently, doggedly,…

Sheri Dixon Sheri Dixon
Homeschooling for Homesteaders
Homeschool

Homeschooling for Homesteaders: The One-room Schoolhouse is Alive and Well

As modern-day homesteaders, we believe from our heads to our hearts that…

Sheri Dixon Sheri Dixon
First Aid on the Homestead
Emergencies

First Aid on the Homestead: When Humans Get Hurt

If you’re a homesteader or you have homesteading friends or family, you’ll…

Rebecca Hallock Rebecca Hallock
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Raising Country Kids on the Homestead

If you raised your kids in the country would you eat more…

Catherine Lugo Catherine Lugo
Homesteading

Hair-raising Homestead Haircuts

I'd like you to meet my son.  He's six years old, cute…

Sheri Dixon Sheri Dixon
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Anecdotes

Just Like Grandma Used to Do: Homesteading Role Models

My father was the youngest of seven children. He grew up on…

Bobbi-Jo Irwin Bobbi-Jo Irwin
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Anecdotes

Seasons in the Garden: Time Waits for No Homesteader

I need some beans to go with dinner so I grab a…

Anjulie Lohuis Anjulie Lohuis
Unschooling: The World is Our Classroom
Homeschool

Unschooling: The World is Our Classroom

I am hesitant to write this piece and declare to the world…

Kelly Ramos Kelly Ramos
Reflections of a Second-Generation Homesteader
Anecdotes

Reflections of a Second-Generation Homesteader

Ever have an itch that just never goes away no matter whether…

Darcy Reinagel Darcy Reinagel
My journey towards urban homesteading has made me a more patient, understanding mother to my children as well. 
Homeschool

Stay-at-Homesteader Mom: Parents Leaving Corporate America

"Don’t you think you’re being irresponsible?" "Think about your kids’ future." "You’ve…

Jamie Baddorf Jamie Baddorf