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Welcome neighbor! I’m in east TN, too, with 11 hens and a rooster, and ever-expanding plans for more. I also make sourdough bread every week, am an avid cook, and have taken up canning.

I’m curious about what counts as a micro-homestead? I have plenty of land but don’t homestead, but my son has 2 1/2 acres and is working on making it a homestead/food forest.
 
Appalachickens said:
Welcome neighbor! I’m in east TN, too, with 11 hens and a rooster, and ever-expanding plans for more. I also make sourdough bread every week, am an avid cook, and have taken up canning.

I’m curious about what counts as a micro-homestead? I have plenty of land but don’t homestead, but my son has 2 1/2 acres and is working on making it a homestead/food forest.
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I realized I should correct myself. I initially called my place a micro-homestead, but it’s probably more accurate to call it a mini homestead.

A micro homestead is a small, intentionally managed space where you produce some of your own food, resources, or energy using efficient systems and a self-sufficiency mindset. Usually very small spaces like backyards, suburban lots, urban setups, etc., where people are working within real tight limits. Once you’re over about an acre and can start creating defined zones, it tends to move into mini-homestead territory.

My property is a little over an acre, and my plans include things like a larger garden, a mini "flower farm", chickens, a food stand for selling my goods and things, maybe a goat or two, and longer-term self sufficency systems rather than just maximizing a tiny footprint. I’m also working from a landscape design plan to keep everything intentional and manageable as it grows.

Your son’s 2.5 acres would definitely fit that mini-homestead category as well, especially with a food forest approach. In the end, the label matters less than how thoughtfully the land is being used 🙂
 

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