{"id":14899,"date":"2020-08-19T19:10:03","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T23:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/?p=14899"},"modified":"2020-08-24T22:14:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T02:14:00","slug":"homesteading-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/homesteading-guide","title":{"rendered":"Homesteading Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<section class=\"zolo-block-series border-blacklight \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-13500\" class=\"border-b border-blacklight relative py-8 md:pr-56 md:py-12 md:pl-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-2xl md:text-3xl leading-tight mb-6 mt-4 md:my-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-title no-underline hover:underline focus:outline-none focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/what-is-a-homestead\">What is a Homestead? How to Get Started<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"md:text-xl mt-6 md:mt-3\">To start homesteading, you don\u2019t need a large plot of land, you simply need the desire for a more self-sufficient life.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/what-is-a-homestead\" class=\"button absolute bottom-12 right-0 hidden md:flex no-underline\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden md:inline\">Read article<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"md:ml-3 text-blue fill-current w-6 h-6\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 8v3H1v2h18v3l4-4-4-4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-13749\" class=\"border-b border-blacklight relative py-8 md:pr-56 md:py-12 md:pl-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-2xl md:text-3xl leading-tight mb-6 mt-4 md:my-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-title 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leading-tight mb-6 mt-4 md:my-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-title no-underline hover:underline focus:outline-none focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/how-to-garden-on-a-budget\">How to Garden on a Budget: 10 Simple Tips to Follow<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"md:text-xl mt-6 md:mt-3\">Use these 10 steps to create a plan, set up a budget and learn how to garden, so you can enjoy your own home-grown food<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/how-to-garden-on-a-budget\" class=\"button absolute bottom-12 right-0 hidden md:flex no-underline\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden md:inline\">Read article<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"md:ml-3 text-blue fill-current w-6 h-6\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 8v3H1v2h18v3l4-4-4-4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-13756\" class=\"border-b border-blacklight relative py-8 md:pr-56 md:py-12 md:pl-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-2xl md:text-3xl leading-tight mb-6 mt-4 md:my-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-title no-underline hover:underline focus:outline-none focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/homesteading-lessons\">10 Homesteading Lessons That Help Kids (and Adults)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"md:text-xl mt-6 md:mt-3\">These essential homesteading lessons teach all of us the value of hard work and self-sufficiency \u2014 even better, you get to eat your achievements!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/homesteading-lessons\" class=\"button absolute bottom-12 right-0 hidden md:flex no-underline\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden md:inline\">Read article<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"md:ml-3 text-blue fill-current w-6 h-6\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 8v3H1v2h18v3l4-4-4-4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-13768\" class=\"border-b border-blacklight relative py-8 md:pr-56 md:py-12 md:pl-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-2xl md:text-3xl leading-tight mb-6 mt-4 md:my-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-title no-underline hover:underline focus:outline-none focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/starting-container-garden\">Tips for Starting a Container Garden (With Infographic)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"md:text-xl mt-6 md:mt-3\">An edible container garden is a great option for someone with limited ground space and a great way to start an urban homesteading project<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/starting-container-garden\" class=\"button absolute bottom-12 right-0 hidden md:flex no-underline\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden md:inline\">Read article<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"md:ml-3 text-blue fill-current w-6 h-6\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 8v3H1v2h18v3l4-4-4-4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-13770\" class=\"border-b border-blacklight relative py-8 md:pr-56 md:py-12 md:pl-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-2xl md:text-3xl leading-tight mb-6 mt-4 md:my-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-title no-underline hover:underline focus:outline-none focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/beginner-guide-canning\">Beginner\u2019s Guide to Canning Jars (with 4 Starter Recipes)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"md:text-xl mt-6 md:mt-3\">Simple tips to start canning and preserving food for your own urban homestead<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a 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