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- Dictionaryhomestead/ˈhəʊmstɛd/
noun
- 1. a house, especially a farmhouse, and outbuildings.
- 2. an area of land (usually 160 acres) granted to a settler in the West as a home. historical North American
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Homesteading is a vernacular word for a lifestyle of self-sufficiency. It is characterized by subsistence agriculture, home preservation of food, and may also involve the small scale production of textiles, clothing, and craft work for household use or sale. Pursued in different ways around the world—and in different historical eras—homesteading is generally differentiated from rural village or co... Wikipedia