Reply To: Homesteading on Smaller Properties

  • FaintlyArtistic

    Member
    August 29, 2022 at 11:41 pm

    I’m probably the odd one out, but my husband and I are living on a very small lot (9000 sf). We moved here 2 years ago (went from Phoenix area to a tiny town in SW PA). I really wanted an acre+, but hubby wanted to be close to his aging parents. We are doing as much as possible on our small lot; chickens and rabbits housed together in a 16×24 covered run, a 10×28 greenhouse and the rest of the backyard for vegetable gardening. I’m somewhat glad we are on a small property, because it feels like anything bigger would be a bit much as we age. We are not new to gardening or raising chickens/rabbits. This year I have been amazed at what my garden has produced, especially since it was the first season and I haven’t been building up the soil for long. You CAN grow a lot of food in a small space if you think it through and put some effort in.