This is a helpful gardening resource. This article details the planting method which makes use of a small space and keeps pests away and yields a variety of foods. This article addresses my research question about a simple way to produce our own food even in a small urban setting, by providing information in manageable steps.

This article provides instruction for canning, a popular food preservation method. Specifically, it addresses bioling water canning as more economical and cost effective and simple, than a pressure canner. This addresses my research question regarding how to simplify food preservation so that anyone can apply this method, regardless of lifestyle or income.

This article provides a good resource for practical gardening advice specifically regarding how to save money by gardening certain vegetables. Author Peggy Deland explains which vegetables will produce more and will be the most cost effective for someone who wants to save money by gardening. This addresses my research question about the uncertain economy and being prepared by having a food supply.

This article provides a very simple method of food preservation that anyone can utilize, which is freezing. This addresses my research question regarding how to make food preservation manageable for anyone. Many people already freeze food so this method just utilizes an already familiar practice that can be applied to home-grown food as well.

This article is written by two retired professors who have experience starting their own homestead with alternative energy resources. They outline the basic understanding of how solar energy works and how to get started. They provide a very straightforward step-by-step process which addresses my research question regarding ways alternative energy can be simplified and manageable for anyone.

This article offers several different methods of food production, specifically for herbs. It outlines each suggestion with steps and basic points. This article particularly addresses my research question regarding how to simplify food production and make it manageable for even an urban setting.

This article supports my research claim that alternative energy can be simplified and easy for anyone, especially in an urban setting. The article offers a simple, straightforward description of how solar eergy works, why it should be used, and how to implement its use.

This family is recognized in various media outlets as a reliable resource with experience in urban homesteading, specifically regarding food production and alternative energy. This particular page offers details for various food production methods which they use on 1/10 of an acre and supplies about 6,000 pounds of harvest each year.

One of my subtopics for my research project is food preservation. This resource details one of the easiest ways to preserve food, which is dehydration. This page shows how to specifically preserve food by solar dehydration.

This author is a retired engineer who promotes the idealogy of being prepared for economic disaster. In this article he offers his thesis for his entire web page. His web page offers articles about renewable energy and he explains why it is important to help as many people as possible understand the need to be prepared to use alternative energy resources.

If someone is going to have a homestead in the 21st century, they are still going to want a way to keep in touch with the world even when cell phone reception is out of reach. With a booster or amplifier, a person can point this in the direction of the closest tower and be able to use their cell phone.

Homes made from straw bales are eco-friendly and help conserve energy by insulating better than traditional homes. Despite being made from straw, they are very fire resistant once sealed.

Cool blog of some people in southwest Canada who have an off-the-grid home stead. They even provide some pictures that help make the read more entertaining and help to visualize their projects.

Canning and preserving one's own food is vital knowledge for those who have their own garden and don't want to waste what cannot be eaten right away.

As a modern day homesteading, a person still needs to be skilled in many areas including welding. This article covers some basic information on welding.

This is a homeowners guide to installing a septic system. This guide is from the state of New Mexico's website. This is a very detailed guide.

These people are modern day homesteaders and they provide a whole lot of information on their homestead. They explain almost every category a person can imagine they would need for their own homestead.

This is a directory for many useful homesteading links and resourses. The page itself has no real substance, but leads to other sourses.