Homesteading is not a single idea, but many ideas and attitudes.
Homesteading is a simpler way of life led by a special kind of individual who cares about his or her family and the earth on which they live. Homesteads are as different as the individuals who create and operate them. If you practice the attitudes and ideas in a way that best suits yoursituation, then you're doing it. You're a homesteader!

Christ Planet.Com is a forum to discuss the issues and needs of Christian homesteaders, and anyone who wishes to practice "voluntary simplicity".

Self-reliance: As Christians, we can NEVER be totally self reliant, as we will always depend on our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus for everything!

In the worldly sense of the term, we mean eliminating as much of the dependence on government, society, malls, etc. that we have grown used to. 

Self-reliant folks grow their own vegetables, raise their own meat, teach their own children, make their own clothes, solve problems themselves, and basically try to live life fully through the work of their own hands.