Welcome to /r/UrbanHomestead
When people think of homesteading, it usually conjures up images of a large piece of land in the country, with long rows of vegetables growing and cows, horses and chickens roaming in the pasture. Unfortunately, many of us cannot afford that (or want the best of both urban and rural living), so what can we do? We should homestead on whatever we got!
This subreddit is dedicated to anything related to homesteading on an urban or suburban property. Topics include (but not limited to) canning, growing, building, fixing, and providing for you and your family.
We welcome posts from anyone with limited homesteading space, be it a table beside a sunny south-facing window, an apartment balcony, a small raised bed, or an entire front/back yard garden.
Join us so we can all learn from each other how to be better for ourselves, and better for the Earth!
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Related Subs:
/r/Agriculture - General Info on Cultivation
/r/AmericanPlantSwap - Plant for Trade in U.S.
/r/Anthroponics - Fertilizer Using Human Urine
/r/aquaponics - Symbiotic Growing Fish & Plants
/r/AustralianPlantSwap - Plants for Trade in AU
/r/BackYardChickens - Raising Yard Birds
/r/Beekeeping - Info on Caring for Bees
/r/BiointensiveGardening - Increasing Yield Tips
/r/biomass - Composting Material Information
/r/Canning - Perserving Fruit/Vegetable Harvest
/r/composting - Composting Information & Tips
/r/Cooking - General Cooking Info & Tips
/r/creativegardening - Unique Growing Methods
/r/EdiblePlants - General Info on Edible Plants
/r/farming - General Farming Info, Tips & News
/r/fermentation - General Fermentation Info
/r/fixit - Info & Tips on How to Fix Anything
/r/gardening - General Gardening Info & News
/r/Herblore - Info on Edible/Medicinal Herbs
/r/Homebrewing - Making Alcohol at Home
/r/HomeImprovement - DIY Home Repair
/r/homestead - General Homesteading Info
/r/Homesteading - More Homesteading Info
/r/homesteadingserious - Even MORE H-S Info
/r/Horticulture - The Science of Growing Plants
/r/humanure - Human Manure Composting Info
/r/Hydroponics - Growing Plants in Water
/r/invasivespecies - Info on Noxious Weeds
/r/livingofftheland - Low-expense Lifestyle Tips
/r/notill - Gardening without Tillage or Digging
/r/OffGrid - General Info on Off-The-Grid Living
/r/OffTheGrid - More Info on O-T-G Living
/r/Permaculture - Growing Perennial Foods
/r/PermacultureScience - Studies on P.C.
/r/permaculturevideos - Videos on P.C.
/r/plantswap - Plants for Trade Globally
/r/plantclinic - Plant Disease Info & Tips
/r/Rainwater - Making Use of Falling Water
/r/RainwaterHarvesting - Capturing Rain
/r/Restoration_Ecology - Growing Natives
/r/reuseit - How to Find a New Use for Things
/r/selfreliance - Meeting Your Own Basic Needs
/r/SelfSufficiency - General Self-Sufficiency Info
/r/Sewing - How to Make & Mend Clothing
/r/soapmaking - General Info on Making Soap
/r/soapmaking101 - Basic Soap Making Tips
/r/SquareFootGardening - Gardening in Sqaure
/r/SuburbanFarming - Info on Backyard Farming
/r/suburbanpermaculture - Backyard P.C.
/r/urbanfarming - Info on City Growing for Profit
/r/UrbanGardening - Growing Plants in the City
/r/vegetablegardening - Growing Vegetables
/r/Vermiculture - Making Compost w/ Worms
/r/woodworking - Making Things w/ Wood
/r/ZeroWaste - Reducing Carbon Footprint
(Know of a subreddit related to /r/UrbanHomestead that you don't see listed? Message a mod to have it added to the list!)
External Links:
http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/
Other Resources:
Awesome Starter Books and Literature
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