80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (2024)

Mountain Spring Homestead

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (1) Lonnie and his beautiful wife Elizabeth are Full-Time Homesteaders with 3 Children and big dreams! We focus on health, regeneration, and happiness. We vlog our daily lives to help teach and inspire people to grow their own food and even a little extra for their community. Don't forget to Subscribe! Website: https://mountainspringhomestead.com/ #homesteading #homestead #vlog #farm #farming #farm #life
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YouTube Subscribers 632KType Macro Frequency 3 videos / week Since Feb 2020 Get Email Contact

Living Traditions Homestead

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (2) Living Traditions Homestead is all about living a more traditional life in our modern world. We believe the world has gotten too 'busy' and that people are missing out on many of the true blessings that life has to offer. We started as a small urban homestead in Gilbert, AZ and after the city grew up around us, decided it was time leave corporate America and take a big leap of faith by moving our family to the Missouri Ozark's.
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YouTube Subscribers 825KFacebook Followers 11.7KTwitter Followers 982Type Macro Frequency 3 videos / week Since Jan 2017 Get Email Contact

Appalachia's Homestead with Patara

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (3) How a suburban family left it all behind in order to homeschool and homestead in Appalachia. Learn how to begin homesteading and to learn vital skills such as gardening, food preservation, animal husbandry, homeschooling and more!
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YouTube Subscribers 517KType Macro Frequency 12 videos / week Since Aug 2014 Get Email Contact

Carolyn And Josh Thomas

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (4) We hope that you will find our channel helpful and inspiring as you pursue a sustainable and resilient future!
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Channel Name Homesteading Family
Youtubers Name Carolyn and Josh Thomas, Josh Thomas(Male)
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YouTube Subscribers 836KFacebook Followers 145.4KInstagram Followers 185.2KType Macro Frequency 1 video / week Since Feb 2017 Get Email Contact

Becky

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (5) Subscribe us to get videos about raising chickens, living a happy, healthy, stress-free homestead life from Becky.
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Channel Name Becky's Homestead
Youtuber Name Becky(Female)
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YouTube Subscribers 545KFacebook Followers 12.3KTwitter Followers 829Instagram Followers 4.1KType Macro Frequency 1 video / quarter Since Jul 2006 Get Email Contact

Hollis and Nancys Homestead

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (6) Youtube Channel youtube.com/channel/UCPVn.. Subscribe
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YouTube Subscribers 574KType Macro Frequency 2 videos / month Since Aug 2015 Get Email Contact

Deep South Homestead

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (7) Enjoy the journey each day on a Southern Homestead. We are 30 miles north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast and enjoy a year round growing season that includes our greenhouses. We use old fashioned row cropping, permaculture, hugelkulture, raised beds, containers, vertical planters, and simple foraging from our surrounding to supply our homestead with food. We have added an off grid cabin to relax in and an outdoor canning kitchen to preserve our produce. Join us LIVE on YOUTUBE every Saturday Night at 8 pm Central. There is a chat where you can ask us questions in real time. Candy Corn...
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Channel Name Deep South Homestead
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Melissa K. Norris

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (8) I'm a 5th generation homesteader and teach you how to use modern homesteading to grow, preserve and cook your own food using old-fashioned skill sets and wisdom to create a natural self-sufficient home with new videos every Wednesday as well as the website https://melissaknorris.com/ and popular Pioneering Today Podcast.
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Channel Name Melissa K. Norris - Modern Homesteading
Youtuber Name Melissa K. Norris(Female)
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YouTube Subscribers 465KFacebook Followers 304.7KType Macro Frequency 4 videos / month Get Email Contact

HOMESTEAD HEART

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (9) Thank you so very much for watching & following our journey on the homestead. Every time you Like, Share, Comment, & Subscribe, you are being a tremendous help to our homestead. So Thanks Again. The Homestead Heart Seed Store www.ahomesteadheart.com Support Our Channel By Shopping With Our AZURE STANDARD link below: https://www.azurestandard.com/?a_aid=5cd0ddce67 Get HOMESTEAD HEART GEAR https://homestead-heart.creator-spring.com Please visit our Amazon Store ~ https://www.amazon.com/shop/homesteadheart?isVisitor=true Homestead Heart About Page: ...
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YouTube Subscribers 352KType Macro Frequency 4 videos / week Since Nov 2016 Get Email Contact

An American Homestead

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (10) An American Homestead is about two families who left the city to build an off grid life deep in the American Ozarks. We have released 3 summer seasons of us and our homestead and included building projects.
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Email ****@anamericanhomestead.com
YouTube Subscribers 254KFacebook Followers 134.4KTwitter Followers 5KType Macro Frequency 4 videos / week Since Jun 2014 Get Email Contact

Better Together Homestead

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (11) -- Homestead Dreaming? Create a life of LESS STRESS and MORE FREEDOM -- We are a little bit crunchy and a whole lotta bit fun. We are the dreamers WHO DO and fell in love with Homestead. -- Striving for sustainability -- Before stock market crashes and pandemics, we dreamed of growing our own food and raising animals, and creating space for our kids to explore. The suburbs didn't line up with those goals. So we built businesses that earned us residual income and gave us time freedom to create margins for a life that didn't depend on fluctuating economy, but community and intentional...
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YouTube Subscribers 292KType Macro Frequency 1 video / day Since Aug 2016 Get Email Contact

That 1870's Homestead

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (12) Putting the 'Farm' back in Farmhouse, growing organic food and hoping to reduce the footprint we will leave behind. Pure Michigan! #homesteading #farmstead #Michigan ------------------------- PO Box 179 Newport, MI 48166 ------------------------- That 1870's Homestead, is a participant in several affiliate advertising programs designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by advertising and linking to products. Note: All videos on this channel are intended for entertainment purposes only and not intended to be instructional in any way. The creator does not represent or...
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YouTube Subscribers 242KType Macro Frequency 2 videos / week Since Mar 2017 Get Email Contact

Teresa Lynn

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (13) Hello everyone and welcome to Homestead Tessie Mobile Home Life. Tessie shares all about living abundantly. Her money-saving methods can be extreme. But she is able to prosper and teach others how to live debt free. The couple live in their 1963 double-wide mobile home on a 1-acre property. You're going to learn everything from extremely frugal living. You're also going to learn tips and tricks on how you can live a simpler lifestyle on a shoestring budget. She has daily videos and she shares with you all of her life lessons. Extreme frugal living. If you're interested in learning...
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Channel Name Homestead Tessie Mobile Home Life
Youtuber Name Teresa Lynn(Female)
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YouTube Subscribers 115KType Macro Frequency 1 video / day Since Sep 2011 Get Email Contact

Swedish Homestead

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (14) Join our family as we are attempting to live a happy life of freedom on the Swedish countryside and become homesteaders. Come along as we are going against the cultural mainstream and join us in our failures and successes, in our learning curve and as we share gained experience.
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YouTube Subscribers 210KFacebook Followers 8.5KType Macro Frequency 1 video / month Since Oct 2016 Get Email Contact

PREPSTEADERS

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (15) The knowledge, wisdom & provisions to survive today, tomorrow & eternity. PREPSTEADING is at the intersection of Prepping & Homesteading. Living fully today, doing our best to heal, preserve, & sustain it, while preparing for whatever tomorrow brings. It's the same self-sufficient survivalist mindset of our grandparents. There is much we can learn from the past to prepare for the future. . .mentally, physically & spiritually. We live in a culture of comfort & convenience, but with no guarantees, but we can learn to be less dependent on anyone who tries to define how we should live. The...
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YouTube Subscribers 381KType Macro Frequency 1 video / quarter Since May 2012 Get Email Contact

Dirtpatcheaven

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (16) We homestead on 1.57 acres in the balmy state of Idaho. The videos range from animal care to medicinal herbs and farm fashion! Tiny house, tiny farm, tiny budget, huge life! Do it all with what you already have!
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YouTube Subscribers 180KFacebook Followers 6.3KTwitter Followers 298Type Macro Frequency 30 videos / year Get Email Contact

The Seasonal Homestead

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (17) Going from a half acre homestead to 52 acres. Our goal is to get to 95% self sufficiency with our food from our land. All year round!
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YouTube Subscribers 265KType Macro Frequency 2 videos / month Since Jan 2019 Get Email Contact

Stivers Homestead

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (18) We are a family of 4 living in Southeast Kentucky! We are average, but not normal! We have followed our dreams for years to get to where we are, and we want to show you how to make it happen. Follow us to see our adorable animals, watch our kids grow, laugh until it hurts, learn to grow a garden, and find joy in the everyday life of this crazy world we all live in. Mailing for Stivers Homestead - PO Box 1537 Barbourville KY, 40906
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YouTube Subscribers 101KType Macro Frequency 6 videos / week Since Aug 2012 Get Email Contact

Homesteading with the Zimmermans

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (19) Welcome new subscribers!!! We are a northern Iowa Family, living on 21 acres. We started this channel as a way to preserve the homesteading way of life for future generations. A place for our children to find the information they need should the need or choose the homesteading lifestyle! most of what we know about homesteading has been learned from farming and gardening with our parents and grandparents from as early as we can remember, everything else has been learned by asking others for advice or watching videos just like this!! We strive to raise our meat and vegetables as naturally as...
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YouTube Subscribers 223KType Macro Frequency 1 video / week Get Email Contact

Green Acre Homestead

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (20) A small scale family homestead built ourselves from raw land in East Tennesse.
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YouTube Subscribers 123KType Macro Frequency 1 video / week Since Dec 2015 Get Email Contact

Three Rivers Homestead

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (21) Faith ✝ Family ❤️ Farming
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YouTube Subscribers 131KType Macro Frequency 5 videos / month Since Oct 2015 Get Email Contact

Deep South Texas

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (22) Youtube Channel youtube.com/channel/UCiSa.. Subscribe
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YouTube Subscribers 157KType Macro Frequency 1 video / month Since Dec 2012 Get Email Contact

Ronda And Kevin

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (23) Welcome! We are a family of 6 living on Acres of Clay. My Husband (Kevin) and I (Ronda) own and operate a Dairy Farm in Michigan. Although farming is our way of life, we are also very passionate about being self sufficient and living off the land as much as possible. We raise cattle, chickens, and ducks We also grow a garden and preserve much of the harvest. We share videos of helpful ideas for homesteading, farming, do it yourself projects, and silly family time. We also post videos about gardening in zone 5b, food preserving and recipes. Our desire is to inform people of real life...
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Channel Name Acres of Clay Homestead
Youtuber Name Ronda and Kevin
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YouTube Subscribers 65.3KInstagram Followers 3.3KType Micro Frequency 4 videos / month Since Feb 2019 Get Email Contact

Acres Of Adventure Homestead

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (24) Hello everyone, Welcome to Acres of Adventure Homestead! New Homesteaders Family of 5 15 Chickens. 2 Pigs. 2 Dogs. 1 Cat Building our Homestead Adventure Subscribe to follow along and join us!
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YouTube Subscribers 70.6KType Micro Frequency 1 video / day Since May 2021 Get Email Contact

The Neals' Homestead

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (25) This is how we do it!
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YouTube Subscribers 56.7KType Micro Frequency 1 video / day Since Sep 2014 Get Email Contact

Pitchkettle Acres Homestead

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (26) Here on our channel we share our assortment of chickens among other things. So far we have Barred Plymouth Rock, Ameraucana, English Orpington, Jersey Giant, and Silver Laced Wyandotte. We have big plans to add to the flock with a lot more very special and rare heritage breeds. In addition to chickens, our family, here on Pitchkettle Acres Homestead, is focused on building a more self-sustainable lifestyle. We are self-employed small business owners, we homeschool our three childers, we garden for food, we do our best to shop local and we are LOVING this lifestyle. On the horizon, we see more...
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YouTube Subscribers 39.5KType Micro Frequency 1 video / month Since Nov 2021 Get Email Contact

The Denman Homestead

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (27) Welcome to the Denman Homestead, where our family lives on a small acreage farm surrounded by family. We keep bees, chickens, a small garden and we try our hand at self sustainability... you know, to prepare for the zombie apocalypse, or just rising inflation. *Disclosure: I only recommend products I would use myself and all opinions expressed here are our own. Some posts may contain affiliate links that at no additional cost to you, I may earn a small commission.* Merch coming soon
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Big Bear Homestead

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (28) Welcome to the Big Bear Homestead where our mission is reaching the community through teaching homesteading. We live on a 21-acre homestead in Elberton GA, where we raise pigs, cows (beef and dairy), sheep, chickens, ducks, quail, and honeybees. We are in garden zone 7B, we have a large garden that we use to can our harvest. We also partake in the Grow Foods Not lawns movement Our videos are created with a fun spirit and sprinkled with experience. We try to highlight the many challenges we have faced and the lessons we have learned on our homesteading journey. If you want to see genuine...
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YouTube Subscribers 39.8KType Micro Frequency 6 videos / month Since Jan 2011 Get Email Contact

Ozark Family Homestead

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (29) Join our family of 9 as we care for our 37 acre homestead! We all work together to tend to our sheep, goats, chickens, ducks, turkeys, rabbits, dogs, cats, dairy cow, and her calf. We sweat together in the gardens and orchards too. Learning new things and improving our farm are important to us, so come along and learn from our successes and failures! Join us on Facebook and Instagram by clicking the links below! Email us at ****@protonmail.com Some have asked us to set up a wishlist of items we'd love to receive, so here it...
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YouTube Subscribers 27.8KType Micro Frequency 3 videos / week Since Mar 2023 Get Email Contact

Break Free Homestead

80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (30) Break Free, Self sufficiency, Raising Animals, Using the land, and DIY. Were a Family of 6 who fled the suburban life, raising wild kids, animals, and everything DIY. Join us today and start your journey on being more self sufficient. Follow us on INSTAGRAM-https://www.instagram.com/break_free_homestead/ Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/BreakFreeHomestead As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
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YouTube Subscribers 43.5KType Micro Frequency 3 videos / quarter Since Jun 2015 Get Email Contact

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YouTuber NameEmailSubscriber
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Video
Count
YouTube Channel Link

Mountain Spring Homestead

632K 252M 2.4K https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1tYyObkSB0wyXkgTNcbr1w/videos

Living Traditions Homestead

825K 130.3M 1.1K https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_PgChfO-fgSIpIYWD3Ka-g/videos

Appalachia's Homestead with Patara

517K 115.7M 2.4K https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXyRtDXzptYN56-UxNhYAbQ/videos

Homesteading Family

836K 61.5M 610 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu99W5TTPAucVN83TYQtCqQ/videos

Becky's Homestead

545K 67.3M 588 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMAeSYIjnPm4xqdtxQju71A

Hollis and Nancys Homestead

574K 52.5M 500 https://www.youtube.com/ncenahl/nPbO9COjMDDfVrIpKEPUMsw3/desiov

Deep South Homestead

306K 60.2M 2.9K https://www.youtube.com/hleacnn/_Pn8PwlnII0gQMwCgUs-DC1A/ivoeds

Melissa K. Norris - Modern Homesteading

465K 35.8M 351 https://www.youtube.com/anlechn/k-U8CUw_GMdKS0Q7XuOzfqx0/oedivs

HOMESTEAD HEART

352K 28.1M 895 https://www.youtube.com/lhanenc/j5bhqUgcmxgrThfwU6WuY7Cv/idsevo

An American Homestead

254K 28.6M 1K https://www.youtube.com/anclneh/CPnxCYBhK10muUq4jF001lcg

Better Together Homestead

292K 34.1M 621 https://www.youtube.com/lhencna/w6Ph4con-ALHxUECJvU4owwQ/seiodv

That 1870's Homestead

242K 29.2M 1K https://www.youtube.com/ncnehal/PZGlCl-nUc-1_OInP6LaU2VQ/ioedvs

Homestead Tessie

115K 25.5M 2.4K https://www.youtube.com/acehnnl/mgamZYCqfpUU6YJNws2I_jKk/seidov

Simeon & Alex - formerly Swedish Homestead

210K 55.4M 650 https://www.youtube.com/nlheacn/kC1iBGkt-DZSFg7LmHso_NUd/sevdoi

PREPSTEADERS

381K 24M 216 https://www.youtube.com/calnhne/yhvmUBoDTZxLzQCb68t2qjkk/dievso

Dirtpatcheaven

180K 43.7M 2.1K https://www.youtube.com/cnlahne/C893PQfpGY2sQQUU6kh_lntB

The Seasonal Homestead

265K 18.3M 120 https://www.youtube.com/ehnnlac/kUeEUCTrUpHqA8A9UcBBXm5B/sodvei

Stivers Homestead

101K 18M 1.1K https://www.youtube.com/cnhlane/uhY_CEYjUm4btKZzUKF455A8/oeisdv

Homesteading with the Zimmermans

223K 13M 174 https://www.youtube.com/ahlecnn/-ueqfuuCaoUXwoRLdvhzMrCL/esvodi

Green Acre Homestead

123K 20.9M 379 https://www.youtube.com/hclanen/Enm3lcuRUQECVIrU2d-fp1fs/ediosv

Three Rivers Homestead

131K 15.3M 251 https://www.youtube.com/nahlnce/yiw1OeBlbCwbcfcr4Ma2q2U1/dvoies

Deep South Texas

157K 12.3M 256 https://www.youtube.com/heacnln/_u0oHUSar2ViIS5WArMPWCPz/oidsev

Acres of Clay Homestead

65.3K 25.3M 595 https://www.youtube.com/alnhcne/9qXAaxIkSWKJnWjjQwPMUFCZ/dosvei

Acres Of Adventure Homestead

70.6K 9.4M 433 https://www.youtube.com/anchenl/YPVGU_Abo_CHqirRA9_11afa/svdioe

The Neals' Homestead

56.7K 16M 642 https://www.youtube.com/encahnl/l0cpSULOHgJG_Iihmu4AO1CK/sevdoi

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80 Homesteading YouTubers You Must Follow in 2024 (2024)

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What state is best for homesteading? ›

10 Best States For Homesteading 2023
  1. Tennessee. Rural Tennessee is already a popular location for sustainable living enthusiasts, with a fantastic harvesting season of around 9 months of the year, there are low property taxes and costs.
  2. Idaho. ...
  3. Oregon. ...
  4. Maine. ...
  5. Michigan. ...
  6. Connecticut. ...
  7. Montana. ...
  8. Alaska. ...
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Why is homesteading becoming popular? ›

Homesteaders of all ages cite various reasons for their turn toward self-sufficiency, from distrusting how and with what chemicals food is made to wanting to rely only on themselves — should something in the wider world go wrong.

How do I prepare for homesteading? ›

How To Start A Homestead – Step By Step
  1. Step 1: Consider What Homesteading Involves. ...
  2. Step 2: Set Goals For Yourself. ...
  3. Step 3: Decide Where You Want To Live. ...
  4. Step 4: Make A Budget. ...
  5. Step 5: Start Small. ...
  6. Step 5: Continually Simplify Your Life. ...
  7. Step 6: Learn To Preserve Food. ...
  8. Step 7: Make Friends With Other Homesteaders.

Is there still free land to Homestead in the United States? ›

Unclaimed land — land to which no one has claimed ownership rights — and free-and-clear land doesn't exist in the United States. However, if you're willing to build a home or start a business, towns and cities in a handful of states will give you a free lot to build on.

What is the easiest state to live off grid? ›

The 10 Best States to Live off the Grid
  • Alabama. Alabama tops our list of best states to live off the grid, and here's why. ...
  • Missouri. Missouri is another excellent choice for off-the-grid living, given its affordable cost of living, which sits at 87.1. ...
  • Georgia. ...
  • Tennessee. ...
  • Texas. ...
  • Louisiana. ...
  • Indiana. ...
  • Hawaii.
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Is homesteading illegal in the US? ›

End of homesteading

The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ended homesteading; by that time, federal government policy had shifted to retaining control of western public lands. The only exception to this new policy was in Alaska, for which the law allowed homesteading until 1986.

Why did so many homesteaders fail? ›

As settlers and homesteaders moved westward to improve the land given to them through the Homestead Act, they faced a difficult and often insurmountable challenge. The land was difficult to farm, there were few building materials, and harsh weather, insects, and inexperience led to frequent setbacks.

What are the disadvantages of homesteading? ›

Cons of Buying Homestead Property:
  • Limitations on Property Usage: Homestead laws often impose restrictions on the use and development of the property. ...
  • Reduced Mobility: Homestead property typically requires a certain level of commitment, as it may limit your ability to relocate or sell the property easily.

Where is the best place to start a homestead? ›

Oregon is one of the best states for homesteading because of its great climate and water supply. It's known as a state for homestead farmers because of the many benefits the state offers. From low property taxes to a large farming community, over 30,000 small farms reside in Oregon.

How do homesteads make money? ›

Market gardening is one of the most common ways homesteaders make income from their land. This consists of growing produce, flowers, or a combination of both at a scale that provides for you AND surplus to sell.

How to start homesteading with no money? ›

10 steps to start homesteading, on the cheap
  1. Simplify your life. This would be the first thing to do when you want to start homesteading. ...
  2. Make homesteading friends. ...
  3. Start gardening. ...
  4. Preserve what you grow and what you gather. ...
  5. Learn to sew. ...
  6. Get starts from other people. ...
  7. Plan ahead. ...
  8. Cheap chickens.

Which state has the best homestead exemption? ›

Texas, Florida, Iowa, South Dakota, Kansas, and Oklahoma have some of the broadest homestead protections in the United States in terms of the value of property that can be protected.

Where is the best place to start a Homestead? ›

Oregon is one of the best states for homesteading because of its great climate and water supply. It's known as a state for homestead farmers because of the many benefits the state offers. From low property taxes to a large farming community, over 30,000 small farms reside in Oregon.

What is the best state to own land in? ›

Top 10 States for Purchasing Land
  1. Texas. Texas presents a vast and varied landscape to potential land buyers, offering everything from the desert vistas in the west to the lush, pine-forested hills in the east. ...
  2. Montana. ...
  3. Wyoming. ...
  4. Colorado. ...
  5. New Mexico. ...
  6. Alaska. ...
  7. Arizona. ...
  8. Utah.
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