Starting a homestead can feel really overwhelming. It will feel like there are endless projects to do and things to learn, but don’t worry, there are people who have been in your shoes and have created beautiful and successful homesteads. There are so many resources on starting a homestead and homestead skills that it can be hard to figure out where to start. My suggestion – start with what interests you most! Are you most interested in raising animals, growing a garden, preserving food, making homemade goods or in creating natural remedies?
Growing A Garden
The First-Time Gardener: Growing Vegetables by Jess Sowards
Floret Farm’s Cut Flower Garden: Grow, Harvest, and Arrange Stunning Seasonal Blooms
Vegetables Love Flowers by Lisa Ziegler
Preserving Food & Homemade Food
Ball Complete Book of Preserving
Growing Herbs & Making Herbal Remedies
Your Backyard Herb Garden by Miranda Smith
Raising Farm Animals
See our article on Ducks vs. Chickens!
The Homesteader’s Natural Chicken Keeping Handbook
Beekeeping
Natural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches to Modern Apiculture
Homesteading Projects & Skills
40 Projects For Building Your Backyard Homestead
For The Homesteading Kids
A Kid’s Guide To Chicken Keeping
Up In The Garden and Down In The Dirt
Great post! I love Jess’s book, and am looking forward to the new one she’s working on. I also like The Old Farmer’s Almanac Vegetable Gardeners Handbook.
Just binge-watched “Growing Floret” on Magnolia Network and ordered the cut flower garden book. 😍 thanks for the other recs!