{"id":7984,"date":"2023-09-21T19:54:16","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T19:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karlapatin.com\/?p=7984"},"modified":"2023-10-10T03:39:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T03:39:51","slug":"homesteading-in-small-spaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karlapatin.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/21\/homesteading-in-small-spaces\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Homestead In Small Spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hello reader! I\u2019m Karla of Karla\u2019s Garden located in Southeast Texas zone 9<\/a>. I live with my mom and we are homesteaders. Yes, you can be a homesteader without living on acres of land. We grow and preserve most of our vegetables and raise our own meat and eggs in our backyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is Homesteading?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Homesteading is all about being a household producing a good amount of food and preserving that harvest\u2014farming but on a much smaller scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Homesteading<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The best thing about homesteading is that there is no wrong way to do it. Yes, the goal is to be as self-sustainable as possible. But that can and does look different to each family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traditional homesteading takes place on farms, but that\u2019s not feasible for everyone. Urban or backyard homesteaders have to still rely on store-bought food and goods, but they can produce a bit of their food. Balancing their income and becoming more self-sustainable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can I Save Money Urban Homesteading?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Yes! To lower my cost, I\u2019ve learned to build the things I need myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I shopped at garage sales and thrift shops to get my jars for canning (but buy new lids). A lot of my seeds (in the beginning) came from store-bought produce like onions, potatoes, and tomatoes. If it had seeds in it or roots at the bottom, I planted it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Built my beds and chicken coops from scrap wood and other materials I could find. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And learned to supplement my chicken’s food<\/a> by growing and mixing it myself (sunflower seed, barley, buckwheat, oat, banana stems, greens, etc..). I do buy layer feed for my hens to keep their protein up, but by growing a lot of what they eat, now one 40-pound bag of feed will last 10 hens over a month. Each year my feed cost gets smaller as I learn to grow my grains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I only feed my meat birds from what I grow, because I only need them to put on healthy weight before harvest them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember, where there is a will, there is a way! Get creative and you can do a lot with a little.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow me on Instagram<\/a> for a look into my homesteading journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a few things you might find useful:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Collect Rainwater to offset the cost of watering the garden.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Start seedling under cover to ensure you have extra plants at all times.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Create my own chicken feed and grit to save on feed cost.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Save seeds <\/strong>to plant next year<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Propagate perennial plants to grow in my <\/strong>garden.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Preserve food by canning, drying or freezing.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • I make my own <\/strong>Compost and homemade fertilizers.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • I use shredded<\/strong> paper and plant material as mulch.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • I grow in ground, in boxes, pots etc\u2026 If it will hold soil you can plant something in it.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Grow herbs and berries to make teas and fruit drinks.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Learn to bake to make fresh bread for you family.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Make your pasta and sauces.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Honestly, this list could probably go on forever because the more you learn, the more creative you will become. At the end of the day, I hope I made you see, you can homestead too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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