Official Introductions – Say Hello Here!

[Off Grid Andrew]

Welcome to FreeSteading.com!
Your new home for honest homesteading, self-reliance, and freedom-minded living.Hello and welcome! Whether you’re dreaming about your first garden, already raising chickens on a few acres, or working toward full off-grid independence — you’re in the right place. This is a judgment-free, politics-light community focused on practical skills, real-world experience, and helping each other become more self-reliant. We believe in freedom, personal responsibility, and learning from one another.

Quick Start Guide

1. Introduce yourself below using the template (or however you like).
2. Browse the forums and jump into any conversation.
3. Ask questions — even the “basic” ones. We were all beginners once.
4. Share your progress, wins, and even your failures. That’s how we all grow.

A couple of friendly reminders:

• Read the Community Rules (link-to-rules) — they’re short and common-sense.
• Be kind and helpful. We’re all on the same team.
• Feel free to post photos and updates of your homestead — we love the inspiration!

Welcome aboard!
We’re excited to watch your homesteading journey unfold. Drop your introduction below whenever you’re ready — no rush. Let’s build something real together.

 

[TAG AND BEE]

Hello everyone, I'm Tag from the YouTube channel Life Done Free. My wife Bee and I are a 100% offgrid homesteader in the beautiful Central Plains USA. Our primary goal is to use every resource available to exit the system that actively works to control and enslave us. Prepping is a great start but soon you realize that you can only store so much. Homesteading is the next step but, soon we realize that we are still dependent on the matrix. For us, the ultimate goal is Freesteading. A life parallel to our existing system. A life that uses the system when needed but, a life that eliminated the need for it. Happy to be here.
Tag

 

[HippocratesGarden]

Hi.. I'm David and I'm an..
Oh wait.. wrong meeting, oops.

 

[TAG AND BEE]

Hi.. I'm David and I'm an..
Oh wait.. wrong meeting, oops.

You are a wealth of knowledge. Tell us more

 

[Reclusive Freedom Homeste]

Thanks You Tag and Bee for all that you do too promote freedom and give inspiration to me and others to live a life done free
Be safe
Stay free

 

[TAG AND BEE]

Thanks You Tag and Bee for all that you do too promote freedom and give inspiration to me and others to live a life done free
Be safe
Stay free

Thank you so much for the kind words. You all inspire me too

 

[Noy]

Hi I’m Noy, from Laos
I like growing succulents

 

[Off Grid Andrew]

Hi I’m Noy, from Laos
I like growing succulents

Welcome to the group!

 

[TAG AND BEE]

Hi I’m Noy, from Laos
I like growing succulents

What is a succulent?

 

[Noy]

What is a succulent?

It is any plant with thick, fleshy adapted to store water to survive themselves, such as Aloe vera.

 

[Jules]

Hi I’m Jules from Oklahoma. Working to build an off-grid homestead on 5ac. Growing my first garden and food forest.

 

[Cimarron]

Hi, All,
Looks like an interesting forum, and I'm happy to be part of it. I've been active on Permies.com and IC.org forums for years, but haven't found a lot of kindred spirits on those--a few worker bees who are actually homesteading, but mostly homesteader wanabes who talk the talk but don't walk the walk. After reading a few posts here, especially Tag and Bee's posts, I think this might be the right venue for me. Seeking freedom in an unfree world. I'm trying to build a self-sufficient and sustainable community in TN for the mutual benefit of its homesteading residents. The land will be in an agricultural land trust, and the infrastructure will be owned by a Private Membership Association (PMA) whose members will share start-up expenses and future revenue. Teamwork makes the dream work, as they say.

 

[Terminator (Lucy)]

Hi, All,
Looks like an interesting forum, and I'm happy to be part of it. I've been active on Permies.com and IC.org forums for years, but haven't found a lot of kindred spirits on those--a few worker bees who are actually homesteading, but mostly homesteader wanabes who talk the talk but don't walk the walk. After reading a few posts here, especially Tag and Bee's posts, I think this might be the right venue for me. Seeking freedom in an unfree world. I'm trying to build a self-sufficient and sustainable community in TN for the mutual benefit of its homesteading residents. The land will be in an agricultural land trust, and the infrastructure will be owned by a Private Membership Association (PMA) whose members will share start-up expenses and future revenue. Teamwork makes the dream work, as they say.

Welcome

 

[Cimarron]

Welcome

Thank you, Lucy. I see you are new here also. Actually everybody seems to be fairly new. Hopefully we can get some dynamic conversations about homesteading, Permaculture, and self-sufficiency going here. I'll be posting progress reports on the new community we are forming in TN.

 

[HippocratesGarden]

Hi, All,
Looks like an interesting forum, and I'm happy to be part of it. I've been active on Permies.com and IC.org forums for years, but haven't found a lot of kindred spirits on those--a few worker bees who are actually homesteading, but mostly homesteader wanabes who talk the talk but don't walk the walk. After reading a few posts here, especially Tag and Bee's posts, I think this might be the right venue for me. Seeking freedom in an unfree world. I'm trying to build a self-sufficient and sustainable community in TN for the mutual benefit of its homesteading residents. The land will be in an agricultural land trust, and the infrastructure will be owned by a Private Membership Association (PMA) whose members will share start-up expenses and future revenue. Teamwork makes the dream work, as they say.

Wherebouts, roughly, in TN?

 

[Cimarron]

Wherebouts, roughly, in TN?

SW of Nashville a ways. Not giving out exact location until we close next month, but I'll be posting our progress as we develop the property into a resilient and sustainable Permaculture community. It'll also be a Freedom Cell (freedomcells.org not .com).

 

[TAG AND BEE]

Hi, All,
Looks like an interesting forum, and I'm happy to be part of it. I've been active on Permies.com and IC.org forums for years, but haven't found a lot of kindred spirits on those--a few worker bees who are actually homesteading, but mostly homesteader wanabes who talk the talk but don't walk the walk. After reading a few posts here, especially Tag and Bee's posts, I think this might be the right venue for me. Seeking freedom in an unfree world. I'm trying to build a self-sufficient and sustainable community in TN for the mutual benefit of its homesteading residents. The land will be in an agricultural land trust, and the infrastructure will be owned by a Private Membership Association (PMA) whose members will share start-up expenses and future revenue. Teamwork makes the dream work, as they say.

You will fit in well here.

SW of Nashville a ways. Not giving out exact location until we close next month, but I'll be posting our progress as we develop the property into a resilient and sustainable Permaculture community. It'll also be a Freedom Cell (freedomcells.org not .com).

Hi I’m Jules from Oklahoma. Working to build an off-grid homestead on 5ac. Growing my first garden and food forest.

look at all of that

 

[packrat]

I am Packrat known to many of you from appearing in the comments in the 'YouTube Lives' which Tag and Bee usually host on Friday nights. (I've left a tl;dr bio in the Tennessee Forum Introductory Thread).

 

[skainsgirl]

I'm Skains, now in Kansas.

 

[Mike_TN]

Hi All, Mike here. Came over from a link shared in the LFTN Telegram group. I'm also found on TSP.

Moved to TN from the Northeast in '21 and started a small homestead while also holding down a full-time job. Currently raising chickens, turkeys, and rabbits. Previously had ducks and bees too. Planning a retirement in next few years to devote more time at home doing the fun stuff.