Your Self-reliant Homestead
A self-reliant homestead benefits from familiarity with a wide range of practical skills and cultivation of a diverse selection of crops.
The Resources:
Sizing your Plot to Meet Your Dietary Needs
Homestead Skills for Food Production
Homestead Production of Sorghum Syrup
Homestead Transformation of Broomcorn into Brooms & Whisks
Making Buckwheat Flour from Tartary or Japanese Buckwheat
Making and Using Cornmeal at Home
Digital Resources for Download
The Seeds:
Crops for Weaving, Broom making, Cordage, and Thatching
Crops for Biofuel Production Applications
Bountiful Harvest Fall Forage Crops
Ornamental Collection - perfect for crafting or that special showy garden spot.
Locally grown, regionally adapted seeds are the key to personal food security so here is how to Create your Homestead's Personal Seedstock. Our Community Page lists our recommended alternative suppliers that in addition to our own inventory, enables you to meet your seed goals.
Be sure to check Cultivating the Staples - Plant, Grow, Use, & Save Seed - an assemblage of guides and bulletins on our favorite crops. Also, access our various Education Outreach in the Community presentations for useful information.