Best Online Communities for Off-Grid Living — 60 verified

60 Resources

• The Prairie Homestead — Jill Winger's The Prairie Homestead blog and Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast reach millions of homesteaders monthly with practical guides on sourdough, home da
• Survival Blog — SurvivalBlog.com, founded by James Wesley Rawles, is the internet's most-read preparedness and self-reliant living website with 320,000+ unique daily page views
• Roots & Refuge Farm — Jess and Miah's Roots & Refuge Farm YouTube channel documents their Arkansas homestead with videos on market gardening, permaculture, food preservation, and rur
• Self Sufficient Me — Self Sufficient Me features detailed videos and articles on backyard food production, fruit trees, vegetable gardening, chickens, and water systems with a pract
• Homestead & Chill — Homestead & Chill is Deanna Talerico's widely-read blog covering organic vegetable gardening, fermentation, food preservation, and sustainable homestead practic
• ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture — ATTRA (National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service) provides free publications, helpline assistance, and webinars for sustainable farming and homestead
• Alabama Homesteaders Network — Active Facebook group connecting Alabama homesteaders, small farmers, and off-grid families. Members share tips on livestock, gardens, food storage, and rural s
• r/Alabama Homesteading — Reddit community for Alabama homesteaders discussing gardening in red clay soils, backyard chickens, food preservation, and rural property projects in the Deep
• Alaska Homesteaders & Preppers — Large Alaska-focused Facebook group for off-grid living, remote homesteading, bush survival, and self-sufficiency in extreme northern climates. Covers all regio
• Arizona Homesteaders & Off-Grid Living — Active Arizona Facebook group focused on desert homesteading, water harvesting, solar power, and off-grid living in the Southwest. Covers both urban and rural h
• Arkansas Homesteaders Group — Facebook community for Arkansas homesteaders sharing tips on Ozark and Delta farming, canning, livestock, and rural self-sufficiency in Arkansas's varied climat
• California Homesteading Community — Large California Facebook group for homesteaders, urban farmers, and off-grid families sharing tips on year-round growing, fire preparedness, water harvesting,
• Colorado Homesteaders & Self-Reliance — Active Colorado Facebook community for mountain and plains homesteaders covering altitude gardening, well water systems, wood heat, and high-altitude food prese
• Colorado Alternative Energy Forum — Colorado-focused online community for solar, wind, and off-grid energy enthusiasts sharing technical advice on system design, permitting, and maintenance for mo
• Connecticut Homesteaders Network — Facebook community for Connecticut homesteaders sharing tips on small-acreage farming, backyard chickens, maple tapping, and Northeast food preservation techniq
• Delaware Homesteaders Community — Facebook group for Delaware homesteaders covering backyard chickens, small-plot gardening, beekeeping, and food preservation in Delaware's Mid-Atlantic climate.
• Florida Homesteaders & Off-Grid Living — One of Florida's largest homesteading Facebook groups covering tropical and subtropical farming, hurricane preparedness, rainwater collection, and year-round fo
• Georgia Homesteaders Network — Active Georgia Facebook community for homesteaders covering red clay soil gardening, Southern food preservation, cattle and goat keeping, and rural property sel
• Hawaii Homesteaders & Off-Grid Living — Hawaii Facebook group focused on tropical homesteading, rainwater catchment, solar power, and food forests. Covers all islands with emphasis on Big Island off-g
• Idaho Homesteaders & Self-Sufficient Living — Active Idaho Facebook group for homesteaders and off-grid families covering high desert farming, livestock, canning, hunting and fishing, and remote property li
• North Idaho Preparedness Community — North Idaho Facebook community focused on emergency preparedness, self-sufficiency, off-grid systems, and community resilience in the Panhandle region.
• Illinois Homesteaders & Small Farm Living — Large Illinois Facebook community for homesteaders covering prairie gardening, small livestock, food preservation, and rural living tips for the state's diverse
• Indiana Homesteaders Network — Active Indiana Facebook group for homesteaders covering backyard farming, livestock, food preservation, and rural property development across Indiana's agricult
• Iowa Homesteaders Community — Iowa Facebook community connecting homesteaders, small farmers, and rural families sharing tips on prairie gardening, livestock, food preservation, and off-grid
• Kansas Homesteaders Community — Kansas Facebook group for homesteaders and rural families sharing tips on high plains farming, wind power, water wells, wheat production, and Great Plains self-
• Kentucky Homesteaders Network — Active Kentucky Facebook community covering Appalachian and Bluegrass farming, heritage livestock, food preservation, and off-grid property development across t
• Louisiana Homesteaders & Preppers — Large Louisiana Facebook group for homesteaders and preppers covering hurricane preparedness, flood-resilient gardening, Cajun food preservation, and off-grid l
• Maine Homesteaders Community — Very active Maine Facebook group for homesteaders and back-to-the-landers covering cold-climate farming, wood heat, maple sugaring, deer hunting, and remote Mai
• Maryland Homesteaders & Self-Reliance — Maryland Facebook group for homesteaders covering Eastern Shore farming, backyard chickens, food preservation, and suburban-to-rural transitions in Maryland's d
• Chesapeake Permaculture & Homesteading — Online community for Chesapeake Bay watershed homesteaders covering rain gardens, edible landscaping, water quality, and ecological farming in the region.
• Massachusetts Homesteaders Community — Massachusetts Facebook community for homesteaders covering New England farming, maple sugaring, food preservation, livestock, and making the most of short growi
• Michigan Homesteaders & Off-Grid Living — Large Michigan Facebook group covering UP survival skills, food preservation, livestock, deer hunting, and off-grid property development across Michigan's diver
• Minnesota Homesteaders & Self-Sufficiency — Active Minnesota Facebook community for homesteaders covering short-season gardening, root cellaring, wood heat, hunting and fishing, and off-grid living in the
• Mississippi Homesteaders & Self-Reliance — Mississippi Facebook community for homesteaders sharing tips on Southern gardening, livestock, food preservation, hunting and fishing, and rural property develo
• Missouri Homesteaders Network — Active Missouri Facebook group for homesteaders covering Ozark and prairie farming, livestock, food preservation, rural property development, and off-grid livin
• Montana Homesteaders & Off-Grid Living — Active Montana Facebook community for homesteaders covering remote property development, high-altitude gardening, wood heat, livestock in harsh winters, and Big
• Nebraska Homesteaders Network — Nebraska Facebook community for homesteaders sharing tips on Great Plains farming, wind energy, water conservation, grain storage, and rural property self-suffi
• Nevada Homesteaders & Off-Grid Living — Nevada Facebook group for desert homesteaders and off-grid property owners covering solar power, water systems, dryland gardening, and remote Nevada desert livi
• New Hampshire Homesteaders Community — New Hampshire Facebook group for homesteaders covering cold-climate gardening, maple sugaring, wood heat, small livestock, and off-grid property development in
• New Jersey Homesteaders & Small Farms — New Jersey Facebook community for homesteaders covering suburban farming, backyard chickens, food preservation, and making the most of the Garden State's divers
• New Mexico Homesteaders & Off-Grid Living — New Mexico Facebook group for desert homesteaders covering solar power, acequia water rights, adobe building, dryland gardening, and off-grid living in the Land
• New York Homesteaders & Off-Grid Living — Large New York Facebook group covering Catskills and Adirondacks homesteading, food preservation, wood heat, maple sugaring, and rural property development acro
• North Carolina Homesteaders Network — Active North Carolina Facebook community for homesteaders covering mountain and piedmont farming, livestock, food preservation, and rural property development a
• North Dakota Homesteaders & Farmers — North Dakota Facebook community for homesteaders and rural families sharing tips on prairie farming, wind energy, grain storage, livestock, and Great Plains sel
• Ohio Homesteaders & Self-Sufficient Living — Large Ohio Facebook community for homesteaders covering Amish country farming inspiration, food preservation, livestock, woodworking, and rural property develop
• Oklahoma Homesteaders & Off-Grid Living — Oklahoma Facebook group for homesteaders covering plains and Ozark farming, tornado preparedness, water wells, livestock, and rural property self-sufficiency in
• Oregon Homesteaders & Off-Grid Living — Very active Oregon Facebook group for homesteaders covering wet and dry climate farming, water rights, food forests, canning, and off-grid property development
• Pennsylvania Homesteaders Network — Large Pennsylvania Facebook community for homesteaders covering Amish-country farming inspiration, food preservation, livestock, and rural property development
• Rhode Island Homesteaders Community — Small but active Rhode Island Facebook group for homesteaders covering backyard farming, urban gardens, food preservation, and small-scale self-sufficiency in t
• South Carolina Homesteaders Network — South Carolina Facebook community for homesteaders covering Lowcountry and Upstate farming, food preservation, livestock, and subtropical self-sufficiency in th

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