Getting Started
Getting Started
New to all this? Start here. What UK homesteading really means, how to begin, and how to plan a more self-sufficient life.
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Buying land
Honest, practical guides to buying land in the UK for a smallholding: what it really costs, the planning traps, access, services and how to fund it.
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Beginners
New to homesteading in the UK? Start here. Honest, practical first steps for growing, keeping animals and self-reliance, whatever the size of your patch.
- 1 guide
Self-sufficiency
Practical, honest guides to self sufficiency in the UK. Grow a little, waste less, keep a few hens, and get more self-reliant one gentle step at a time.
Buying land
Honest, practical guides to buying land in the UK for a smallholding: what it really costs, the planning traps, access, services and how to fund it.
Self-sufficiency
Practical, honest guides to self sufficiency in the UK. Grow a little, waste less, keep a few hens, and get more self-reliant one gentle step at a time.
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Every step out of the system
One short email, weekly. The week's best guides, what to do on your patch, and the next small step out of the system.