As you stated in your article a homestead is what you make it. It could be your home in a suburb, or a balcony garden in a complex. Many communities do not support raising farm animals such as chickens, even if you do have acres, so I think an important addition to this exceptional article or post would be to do diligence and find out the rules and laws in your community. Also if you plan to go off grid, it is also illegal in many places. Further if you were to invest and install a rain catchment system, such as a rain barrel for collecting rain water to water your garden, this is also illegal in many places as well. This post does emphasize many excellent points to consider when planning and putting the notion of a homestead into place. Homesteading especially with animals is hard work. Animals become family members and you do get attached, so mentally you must prepare for this. Homesteading can be heart breaking when a family (animal) passes. Thanks for a great post, and helping those who are motivated to think about this self sustaining lifestyle. Now following you and resteemed.