Links and Resources
Homesteader's Supply - lots of products, plus forums and recipes
Lehman's catalog - A great resource for supplies
Do It Yourself - Lots of great idea
Homestead.org - the name says it all
Homestead Technology - lots of how it works info
Mother Earth news article on urban homesteading
The Small Farm Resource - Many articles on livestock and gardening
Plans for mobile backyard mini hen house for 3 to 4 hens, called "The City Biddy Hen House
Countryside & Small Stock Journal - The magazine of modern homesteading
SKS Bottle & Packaging: containers for gardening, canning homegrown fruits and vegetables, preserving homemade jams and sauces and more.
Urban Homesteading in the San Francisco Bay Area
Here are a collection of links to classes and resources in or near the SF Bay Area.
The Institute of Urban Homesteading, Oakland, CA. Classes include animal husbandry, beekeeping, backyard chickens, goat keeping, raising rabbits, cheesemaking and much more.
18 Reasons, San Francisco, CA. Butchering, cheesemaking, tastings, and more.
Fatted Calf, Napa, CA. Meats and sausage for purchase, plus classes on pig butchery and sausage making.
Happy Girl Kitchen, Oakland, CA. Food products for sale and workshops on fermentation, pickling, canning, etc.
Urban Kitchen SF, San Francisco, CA. Classes on bread baking, composting, pickling, brewing kombucha, butchering, and more.
BioFuel Oasis, Berkeley, CA. Urban farming classes, info on fuels and vehicles, and more.
Her Majesty's Secret Beekeeper, San Francisco, CA. Beekeeping, soapmaking, more.
Merritt College, Oakland, CA. Pruning and gardening classes.
Gray Water Guerillas, around the bay area. Learn how to build and install your own gray water system.
BeeKind, Sebastopol, CA. Beekeeping supplies and classes.