Homesteading State Guides

Mountainous Colorado makes for beautiful scenery and ski slopes, but the state’s geography can make farming and homesteading a little challenging. The state has the highest elevation of any other state, averaging 6,800 feet above sea level…
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The Heart of Dixie is known, in part, for its complicated history, especially with respect to civil rights. A less-discussed part of Alabama’s history, however, is that the state’s legacy of homesteading helped pave the way for some…
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Kansas is one of the country’s leading agriculture states and is perhaps best known for its so-called amber waves of grain. Kansas state nickname is "The Wheat State," and it is usually ranked number one in all wheat produced, wheat flour…
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Located in the heart of the Deep South, Mississippi has a complicated and fraught farming legacy. Still, agriculture is the number one industry in the Magnolia State even today, employing nearly 30 percent of the state’s workforce and…
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Homesteading literally made South Dakota what it is today. The Homestead Act, passed by Congress in 1862, provided for the initial settlement of present-day South Dakota. Many settlers were lured to the area by published claims promising…
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Louisiana is probably best known for its bayous, Creole culture and its big annual bash, Mardi Gras. Swampy Louisiana is also filled with fertile soils, moderately priced land and unique livestock raising opportunities, including…
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The idea of Texas evokes images of open plains filled with cowboys and their herds alongside endless fields of crops under the sun and clear blue sky. That image of Texas may have been bolstered by old Western movies and country music --…
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Farming in Florida is a unique, tropical experience compared to other places in the country. Agriculture is the second largest industry in the Sunshine State, but the prevalence of large, established corporate farms booming industry makes…
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Image by skeeze from Pixabay When you think of the Last Frontier, farming and homesteading may not be the first thing that comes to mind. Instead, you might think of gold rushes, dogsledding and wild rivers teeming with salmon. You’d be…
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Though modern Georgia boasts bustling Atlanta, the busiest airport in the world and the headquarters for carbonated beverage behemoth Coca-Cola, the state has long been defined by its agricultural exports. Aside from the juicy fruit that…
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Image by David Mark from Pixabay The Show Me State has plenty to show when it comes to farming and homesteading. More than 100,000 farms cover about two-thirds of the state, and nearly all of them are family owned and operated. Many of…
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In the mid-1800s, migrating Mormons fleeing religious persecution were drawn to Utah: its sparsely populated lands, its mountains flowing with freshwater streams and, most of all, its potential to be their “Promised Land.” They planted…
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