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, farm, homestead, and tired, 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
: "How do I stop people dumping on my land?"
14 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Riding lawn mower vs zero turn, I don't want to make an expensive mistake"
3 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Just made ketchup for the first time and I'll never look at store bought again. It's amazing!!"
1 post
#4
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
24 posts
#2
Hate
19 posts
#3
Farm
: "What's the most unexpected "employee" on your Farm?"
17 posts
#4
Homestead
: "The best Homesteads I've seen all look a little unfinished"
15 posts
#5
Tired
14 posts
#6
Homesteading
: "I love Homesteading..."
12 posts
#7
Struggling
11 posts
#8
Chicken
: "Found My Chicken"
10 posts
#9
Animals
9 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
: "Thyme taking over my yard"
21 posts
#2
water
: "I beat the storm and finished my 150ft French drain!"
6 posts
#3
chickens
: "He is a chick magnet 🧲"
6 posts
#4
food preservation
: "Made 25 bottles of wine @ approx $3.12/per bottle"
5 posts
#5
off grid
: "How do I stop people dumping on my land?"
4 posts
#6
community
: "Found this invasive seed today. I Got it before it sprouted."
4 posts
#7
pigs
: "Black Iberian Pigs born on the homestead."
4 posts
#8
gear
: "Didn’t Know A Zero-Turn Lawnmower Driving Competition Existed Until Today"
2 posts
#9
cattle
: "Not sure what to do with my cow challenging me"
2 posts
#10
poultry
: "(Mostly) smoke free"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/homestead
Yearly
+75k members(2.2%)
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Last updated: July 24, 2026