Broadly defined, homesteading is a lifestyle of simple self-sufficiency

Self-sufficiency

Self-sufficiency refers to the state of not requiring any outside aid, support, or interaction, for survival; it is therefore a type of personal or collective autonomy...

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Current practice

The term may apply to anyone who follows the back-to-the-land movement by adopting a sustainable

Sustainability

Sustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans, sustainability is the long-term maintenance of well being, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and encompasses the concept of union, an interdependent relationship and mutual responsible position with all living and non...

, self-sufficient lifestyle. While land is no longer freely available in most areas of the world, homesteading remains as a way of life. According to author John Seymour, 'urban homesteading' incorporates small-scale, sustainable agriculture and homemaking.

External links

• State of Alaska Land Offerings and Remote Recreation Cabins Staking Program
• HomesteadEarth.com A Website for informational resourcing
• Homestead.org - The Homesteader's Free Library.
• The Modern Homestead - Learning together to be more sustainable.
• Prepared Society - Comprehensive resource on simple living.
• New Life On A Homestead - One family's journey towards self-sufficient living.
• Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Homesteading
• Starving In Winter - Homesteading Question & Answer Site.
• Countryfarm Lifestyles for Organic Homesteading and Sustainable Living.