What comes to mind when you hear the words “self-sufficiency” and “homesteading”? Acres of pasture? Livestock? Solar panels on top of the quintessential red barn? These can be part of homesteading, but they aren’t requirements. Homesteading is, more than anything, a lifestyle focused on self-sufficiency. We can become more self-sufficient regardless of where we live.
If you live in an apartment or townhome, or if you answer to a homeowners association (HOA), you’ll have to think outside the box. You won’t have a herd of goats, for example, but you can participate in a goat share. As you become comfortable homesteading within city ordinances, your confidence and skills will increase and you’ll find yourself becoming an ambassador of urban self-sufficiency. The following 10 areas are just the beginning.
Pickling, Preserving, and Prepping
There are so many ways to become more self-sufficient in the kitchen, and you don’t need to be a master chef
