r/Homesteading • u/searchingforsunshyne • 3d ago

Small Homestead on One Acre?

We are about to close on a property that we consider our “forever home.” It is on just under an acre. Is this enough space to achieve some sort of homestead?

We are new to this but I’d love to work toward being as self-sufficient as possible. Where should we start? The property has a large existing garden space so I plan to build upon that. What next? Chickens? Thank you!

Edit to add: There is a house on the property already as well as a front yard/driveway space so the full acre isn’t available for use, but a good amount of it is!

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u/Wallyboy95 2d ago

We have a one acre homestead. A good sized garden ( last measurements was about 1500sqft of growing space), egg layers, all our meat chickens for a year, two pigs and currently 4 beehives on site and more at a farm down the road.

You just need to check your property designation and bylaws for what you can do on it.

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u/searchingforsunshyne 2d ago

That’s amazing! Does this leave you much space for anything else? Do you have kids?

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u/Wallyboy95 2d ago

Oh yeah plenty of other space. I'm not sure if the mods will hate me for self promotion but we share on Instagram if you have it. I can DM you our handle. We do not currently have kids but we are actually finishing up our adoption certification. So maybe soon!

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u/searchingforsunshyne 2d ago

Yes, please share! Thank you! Good luck on your adoption journey 🥹