Welcome to the front porch of your homesteading journey — restful, unhurried, and full of good company
Browse the categories below to discover curated posts, videos, events, and offers from trusted voices in the homesteading community — all here to support you on your journey.
BLOGS
Think Beyond the Event: A Simple Way to Prepare for Real Life Disruptions
Preparedness Notebook.com
Best Vegetables for Short Growing Seasons (Northern Garden Planning Guide)
Survival Garden Seeds
How to Introduce New Chickens to Your Flock (Without Fighting or Stress)
Murano Chicken Farm
Why Monoculture Gardens Fail (And How Biodiversity Creates a Thriving Homestead Ecosystem)
Tenth Acre Farm
Determinate vs Indeterminate Tomatoes
Audrey's Little Farm--Audrey Crawford
8 Cool-Weather Vegetables You Can Direct Sow in March for an Early Spring Garden
Survival Garden Seeds
Spring 2026 Medicinal Herb Planting Guide: Growing Yarrow, Lavender, Calendula and Other Healing Herbs
The Lost Herbs
Emergency Preparedness Without Panic: A Calm, Rational Approach to Readiness
preparednessnotebook.com
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA): What It Is, How It Works, and How to Find a Local CSA
Kencove Farm Fence Supplies
When and Why to Feed Pollen Substitutes to Honey Bees (Complete Beginner Guide)
The Bee Supply - Blake Shook
Our First Chicken Coop: The Biggest Mistake We Made ( And How You Can Avoid It)
Murano Chicken Farm
Best Flowers to Start Indoors in Winter (With Frost-Date Timing, Seed-Starting Tips & a Printable Checklist)
Survival Garden Seeds
Goats vs Cows for Homestead Dairy: Pros, Cons, Costs, and What to Consider Before You Choose
Redmond Agriculture - Brooke Loeffler
How to Raise Chickens for Eggs
Homesteading Family --Josh Thomas
The Early Bird’s Garden: 4 Things You Must Do This February
Survival Garden Seeds
VIDEOS
10 Common Seed Starting Mistakes (and How to Fix Them for Strong, Healthy Seedlings)
The Millennial Gardener
Seed Starting for Beginners: How to Choose Seeds, Read Packets, and Grow Plants Adapted to Your Climate
Hometead LIving Magazine (with Don Tipping)
Raising Pigs on a Homestead: Housing, Feed, and Management Basics
Better Together Homestead
What to Plant in March: Garden Crops You Shouldn’t Delay
The Millennial Gardener
How to Protect Chickens from Predators: Practical Coop and Run Strategies
The Lunatic Farmer -- Joel Salatin
The Perfect Barn Layout ( For Any Size Homestead)
Homesteading Family - Josh Thomas
The Healing Power of Oak: Medicinal Uses, Benefits, and Traditional Remedies
HomeGrown Herbalist-- Doc Jones
Pros Plant Fruit Trees Like This: How to Plant Bare Root Trees and Why They Make Sense
David the Good
Prune a Pear Tree With These Easy Steps
Stark Bros
Pruning an Apple Tree in 5 Easy Steps
Stark Bros
TRAININGS
Just Kidding and Raising Kids Course
Goat Academy -The Thrifty Homesteader
FREE – 7 Simple Steps to Herbal Remedies That WORK!
Homesteading Family - Carolyn Thomas
January 22, 2026
FREE Class: Homestead From Anywhere Crash Course
Homesteading Family - Josh and Carolyn Thomas
January 5, 2026 - January 9, 2026
FREE Class: 10 Steps to Simple and Safe Pressure Canning
Homesteading Family - Carolyn Thomas
December 11, 2025
(Free) 9 Steps to Foolproof Bread ( Even if You’ve Failed Before)
Homesteading Family - Carolyn Thomas
November 20, 2025
Free Live Workshop: Using the Continual Harvest Method to Grow 4X More Food
Seedtime
November 13, 2025
Foundations in Farming and Homesteading Course
Farm LIke a Lunatic - Joel Salatin
(Free) Goat Breeding Course
The Thrifty Homesteader -- The Goat Academy
EVENTS
David Crockett Homestead and Bluegrass Festival
Discovery Park of America
October 23, 2026 - October 24, 2026
The 2026 Homesteaders of America Conference
Homesteaders of America
October 9, 2026 - October 10, 2026
Holistic Homestead Conference & Festival
The Ploughshare Institute for Sustainable Culture
May 16, 2026
VENDOR OFFERS
FORJARS Easter Set
FORJARS
3/23/26 Weekly Hatch Specials
Ideal Poultry
Stark Week Sale ($2.99 flat rate shipping)
Stark Bros
Spring Into Sourdough BOGO 50% Off
NutriMill
March Sale –With Code 15OFF
Harvest Guard Reusable Canning Lids
March Madness — Apiary Essentials Sale
Mann Lake
Harvest Right February Sale
Harvest Right
15 % Off Canning Lids and Gaskets (With Code 15OFF)
Harvest Guard
February Deals of the Month
Kencove Farm Fence Supplies
Early Bird Sale From Stark Bros
Stark Bros
Save on Garden Seed Bundles
Eden Brothers
January Deals on Fence Supplies
Kencove Farm Fence Supplies
Garden Reset Sale!!
Eden Brothers