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A homesteader argues traditional barns waste time and energy. Instead, treat your house as the central hub: store feed nearby, park vehicles side by side, and clear land around it so you're not walking miles to do chores.

A homesteader argues traditional barns waste time and energy. Instead, treat your house as the central hub: store feed nearby, park vehicles side by side, and clear land around it so you're not walking miles to do chores.
Barns are overrated in homesteading, especially if you have to walk a long way to them. Your house is zone zero from which everything else stems. So why not add the barn to the house? Got our feed, got our side-by-side parking. We're working on clearing more area and just come in and out right here.

If I had to start my Homestead all over again, it could only pick one animal…