Homesteading Without a Homestead

Reader Contribution by Lanette Lepper
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In her book by the same name, Jenna Woginrich defined the term “Barnheart” as ‘an uncurable longing for a farm of one’s own,’ and, in doing so, named the phenomenon which so many of us find ourselves experiencing. As a military spouse who still has many years left before we are able to settle into our ‘forever home(stead)’, I still suffer from occasional bouts of Barnheart, even though a couple of bee hives and five chickens have helped tremendously.

If you suffer from Barnheart and would like to homestead but are unable to do so right now for whatever reasons (there are many), do not despair. There are still steps you can take in order to move yourself towards the goal of being more self-sufficient. Happily, most of them don’t involve much money! Here’s a list of my top 10:

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