/r/homestead/

r/homestead

3.5M members
r/homestead is a subreddit with 3.5M members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for a, hate, tired, farm, and homestead, 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
Solution Requests
: "Electric fence help"
5 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Seeking advice to keep our Amish barn a bit cooler"
5 posts
#3
News
: "Ranchers’ Fight for a Fair Price from Pipeline Company that Took Their Land Heads to the US Supreme Court"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/homestead

#1

Looking For A

25 posts
#2

Hate

19 posts
#3

Tired

14 posts
#4

Farm

: "Reviving Old Farm- Garden, Chickens, Highland Cattle"
14 posts
#5

Homestead

: "The best Homesteads I've seen all look a little unfinished"
13 posts
#6

Homesteading

: "I love Homesteading..."
12 posts
#7

Struggling

11 posts
#8

Animals

9 posts
#9

Chicken

: "Found My Chicken"
7 posts
#10

Winter

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
: "Run Radish Run !"
6 posts
#2
community
: "Lemongrab and Tooey opted to hang out on the porch during lunch."
5 posts
#3
permaculture
: "Our June update from our homestead. We are starting to stock up for winter. How's your harvest going?"
3 posts
#4
water
: "Sometimes you gotta take advantage of the pond yourself when its over 100 degrees out 😂"
3 posts
#5
chickens
: "Finally finished the chicken coop, the goats are displeased."
2 posts
#6
fence
: "Reviving old Farm with Highland cattle"
2 posts
#7
food preservation
: "Green potatoes"
1 post
#8
cattle
: "Reviving Old Farm- Garden, Chickens, Highland Cattle"
1 post
#9
conventional construction
: "Pole barn house cost question"
1 post
#10
off grid
: "Planning Stages"
1 post

Member Growth in r/homestead

Yearly
+72k members(2.1%)

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Last updated: July 3, 2026