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Line 6: ---> {{refimprove|date=September 2014}} [[File:Bill Stagg turning up his beans, Pie Town, New Mexico. He will next pile them for curing (LOC).jpg|thumb|Home farming: Bill Stagg turning up his beans, '''Homesteading''' is a lifestyle of [[self-sufficiency]]. It is characterized by [[subsistence agriculture]], home preservation of foodstuffs, and it may or may not also involve the small scale production of textiles, clothing, and craftwork for household use or sale. Pursued in different ways around the world—and in different historical eras—homesteading is generally differentiated from rural village or [[commune]] living by isolation (either socially or physically) of the homestead. Use of the term in the [[United States]] dates back to the [[Homestead Act]] (1862) and before. In [[sub-Saharan Africa]], particularly in nations formerly controlled by the [[British Empire]], a homestead is the household compound for a single extended family. In the UK, the term '[[Smallholding|smallholder]]' is the rough equivalent of 'homesteader'. | |||