🌻 What Is Homesteading? A Kid’s Guide to Living the Simple Life
Have you ever imagined living on a little farm where you grow your own food, take care of animals, and play outside all day? That’s what homesteading is all about!
Let’s explore what homesteading means, how to start, what activities are involved, and the joys and challenges it brings. REMEMBER….you don’t have to live on a big farm to start doing “homesteading” activities and feeling the confidence that brings!! Start small with growing some seeds on your windowsill…or planting a tomato plant in a pot on your balcony! T o learn 3 ways to start, get the course:
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🏡 What Is Homesteading?
Homesteading is a lifestyle where people live more simply and try to grow or make as many things for themselves as they can. That means:
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Growing your own fruits and vegetables 🌽🍅
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Raising animals like chickens, goats, or bees 🐔🐐🐝
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Making your own food like bread, butter, and jam 🥖🧈
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Using less electricity and more natural resources 🌞💧
Some homesteaders live on big pieces of land in the country, but others do it in backyards—or even rooftops in the city!
🌱 How Do You Start a Homestead?
You can start small, right at home:
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Grow a garden – Start with lettuce, tomatoes, or carrots.
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Compost your scraps – Make healthy soil from kitchen leftovers.
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Raise chickens – If allowed, chickens give you fresh eggs daily!
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Learn new skills – Try baking bread or sewing.
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Use what you have – Recycle, reuse, and repurpose!
🌞 Why Do People Want to Live on a Homestead?
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Healthier food
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Save money
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Learn independence
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Be outdoors
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Help the Earth 🌎
🐓 What Do You Do on a Homestead?
Daily Activities
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Feed animals, collect eggs
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Water garden
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Bake bread
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Chop firewood
Seasonal Chores
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Plant in spring
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Harvest in summer
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Rake leaves in fall
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Preserve food in winter
Fun Projects
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Build chicken coops
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Make jam, soap, or candles
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Raise baby chicks
👍 The Good and the Hard Parts
✅ Benefits
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Feel proud of your food
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Learn cool skills
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Be with family
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Get close to nature
⚠️ Hardships
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Lots of work every day
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Plants and animals can get sick
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You may be far from stores or friends
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Weather can mess up your plans 🌧️❄️
🌻 Could You Be a Homesteader?
If you love animals, being outside, learning new skills, and helping the planet—homesteading might be for you!
You don’t need a big farm. Try planting a seed or baking with your family. Every little step brings you closer to a fun, simple, and nature-loving life.
What do you think?