7 of the Best Magazines for Homesteaders
Flipping through a physical magazine and reading new information coupled with beautiful photographs makes for an enjoyable afternoon.
I may not like amassing unnecessary things (like four different dish sets for a house with three people…stop buying me dishes, people, please).
Still, books and magazines that have information I can refer to repeatedly are more than welcome in my home.
Here are seven magazines that are fantastic for homesteaders or anyone looking to be more self-sufficient
Countryside has been “serving homesteaders since 1917.
They cover raising healthy animals (including beekeeping), self-reliance, living off the land, DIY projects (example: soapmaking or building), gardening, food preservation, canning, and recipes.
Free guides can be found here with everything from canning to herbs to fencing to rabbits/sheep/pigs to homemade soup recipes.
Self-Reliance (TOP PICK)
“A 100-page quarterly homestead and rural living magazine. Articles in the magazine generally fall into one of the following categories: kitchen, workshop, garden, self-reliant home, the woods, barnyard, community, preparedness, and healthy homestead.”
Started in 2013 under Backwoods Home Magazine and I highly recommend checking both of them out!
All things chickens, ducks, egg, flock health, disease management, etc.
They offer free poultry guides here
If you are interested in regenerative farming, this is for you. There are also podcasts, online courses, and webinars. More for on a larger scale but the information is still very useful.
Guide to “living wisely” and cover many different things from maple syrup, small space gardening, composting, plants, skills such as tanning a rabbit hide, soapmaking, natural medicine, and the list goes on. Very visually appealing and a really pleasure to relax with.
They also offer free guides (as many of these mentioned magazines are related). Too many to list. Mushrooming, foraging, outdoor cooking, insects, organic gardening, cattle breeds, guide to real food. The list goes on.
DIY, animals, farm and garden. Everything living rural.
So much to learn. How to make a shed out of pallets, kidding, dying wool, earning money from a homestead and more topics than I could possibly list here.
They also offer an abundance of free guides.
Homestead Living TOP PICK
Their mission is to “help as many people as possible live healthy, simple, sustainable lives.” With stores from seasoned homesteaders, you will surely be inspired.
May you enjoy, learn, and be inspired.