r/homestead↗
homesteading, farming, gardening, self sufficiency and country life
Ponds, barns, livestock, gardens, food preservation, fishing, hunting, tractors, pigs, chickens, cattle, worms, 4H, permaculture, organic, grazing, canning, aquaculture, trees, woodland, farmers, agriculture, agronomy, horticulture, wwoofers, bees, honey, wildcrafting, dairy, goats, nuts, berries, vegetables, sustainability, off grid, wood stoves, chainsaws, wood heat, tools, welding, green woodworking, farmers markets, composting toilets, straw bale homes, cob building...
3.6M subscribers686 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)522 authors / mosince 2010
r/homestead has 3.6M members (+2.5% over the last 12 months). It gets about 686 posts a month from 522 people. Top topics: Homesteading Life, Homesteading Communities and Goat Advice & Care.
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Topics and brands on r/homestead
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Homesteading Life0.9%
- Homesteading Communities0.7%
- Goat Advice & Care0.5%
- Chicken Coop Care0.5%
- Tractor Advice0.5%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- TikTok
- Wolfram
- The Home Depot
- Zillow
- Tractor Supply Company
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