r/homestead is a subreddit with 3.5M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for a, hate, tired, struggling, and homesteading, and they frequently recommend/review tractor, dog breed, and spices.
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...
Popular Themes in r/homestead
#1
Advice Requests
: "Looking for advice about our cat at our new homestead."
17 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Riding lawn mower vs zero turn, I don't want to make an expensive mistake"
6 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Having a hard time leaving a $600 mortgage to build our dream homestead"
2 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I raised my own Thanksgiving turkey in my backyard"
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Need ideas for cabin on a property?"
1 post
#6
Opportunities
: "Long-term homestead rental...Is this possible?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/homestead
#1
Looking For A
24 posts
#2
Hate
18 posts
#3
Tired
14 posts
#4
Struggling
11 posts
#5
Homesteading
: "Homesteading Pros and Cons"
10 posts
#6
Animals
9 posts
#7
Winter
5 posts
#8
Gardening
5 posts
#9
Chickens
5 posts
#10
Farm
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/homestead
Tractor
50 reviews
#1
Kubota
4.4★ from 16 reviews
#2
John Deere
4.0★ from 9 reviews
#3
Massey Ferguson
4.5★ from 4 reviews
Dog Breed
48 reviews
#1
Great Pyrenees
4.5★ from 11 reviews
#2
Golden Retriever
5.0★ from 5 reviews
#3
English Shepherd
5.0★ from 4 reviews
Spices
39 reviews
#1
Penzey's
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Sam's Club
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#3
Mountain Rose Herbs
5.0★ from 3 reviews
Flair Used in r/homestead
#1
gardening
: "Thyme taking over my yard"
29 posts
#2
community
: "Trespassers"
15 posts
#3
poultry
: "Nothing beats hatch day. Welcome to the world, little emus🖤🥚"
8 posts
#4
chickens
: "[Chickens] Has anyone actually trusted an egg apron with a full dozen?"
7 posts
#5
water
: "Dad is wanting to install water hydrant and doesn’t know where to dig to tap into waterline."
4 posts
#6
natural building
: "It’s your favorite houseless, six working, breaking bad character! Just kidding. It’s a fairy camp update."
4 posts
#7
gear
: "Used tractor or budget mini excavator for 10 acres?"
4 posts
#8
pigs
: "Black Iberian pig update: 10 litters, 70 piglets."
3 posts
#9
off grid
: "Putting the roof on this weekend!"
3 posts
#10
cattle
: "Bovine anti - deer fly systems integration"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/homestead
Yearly
+76k members(2.2%)
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Last updated: July 31, 2026