Welcome to our backyard homestead
Two aging green thumbs working a 1/4-acre plot.
Who we are
Hi! We’re Lisa and Anthony, and our mission is to bring you healthy recipes, helpful tips, and hopeful tales... while the empire slowly collapses. These are scaled down to fit the small spaces most of us have around us: We believe you don’t have to buy land and raise livestock to learn valuable skills and put homesteading practices into place. Yes, even if all you have is a balcony!
If this sounds like your cup of (herbal) tea, welcome. You’ve found your people.
What our audience says
Subscribers can
Read and comment on most content, including guest posts and podcast interviews, and join our free chats
Paid subscribers also get to
Access 52 posts per year, including personal essays and printable recipe PDFs
Join our paywalled chats and use Lisa’s garden-planning spreadsheet for your own plot
Win giveaway books and other swag while funding backyard homesteading education without the compromises of advertising
Founding members
Also receive a free companion-planting guide that includes native plants
Why we do this
The industrial world is waning… but slowly. We all have this window, this moment to boost our own food security, build our self-reliance and independence, and recover the manners and methods that allowed our ancestors to survive the worst of times.
Learn more
Check out the “About” page for more or see Lisa’s awards and press, books, and publication list. You can also try us on for size at the links below.
Why does backyard homesteading interest you?
Looks good!! I’ll be working on mine the next couple of days