Homesteaders & Preppers on steemit - smashing through the 250 mark - v10 [22 Nov '17]

in #homesteading • 7 years ago (edited)

So we've made it to the big 250 - and beyond!

The list of Homesteaders and Preppers on steemit now stands at 256.

That's an extra 26 added in the 44 days since the last list in October. The growth rate has slowed down a bit but is still quite healthy.

What is likely to be less healthy will be the retention rate - how many people are still active on steemit.

I did a quick analysis for the Wales list yesterday and found only around 20% are still active.

I am working on a similar analysis of the Homesteaders and Preppers list at the moment. Hopefully being part of an active community like the Homesteaders and Preppers grouping will have encouraged more people to have kept posting.

I will make a post with the result of that analysis.

Improving Retention

A few days ago I made a post exploring some ideas for improving the retention rate in the Homesteader and Prepper community on steemit.

From that a number of people from the Homesteader and Prepper community have come forward with ideas and offers of help.

Over the coming days and weeks we are hoping to put in place a few new initiatives to help support new members, as well as older ones, to encourage them to stick around on steemit and make the most of the amazing opportunities this platform can offer.

First up @goldendawne is going to be actively scouting amongst new players particularly to invite them to the Homesteaders Online Discord server.

There we will be able to offer them a friendly homebase if they want it and a ready source of help and advice to get them through the difficult first few weeks on steemit.

Beyond that we are looking for ways to build some sort of informal, but slightly more structured mentoring / buddy system.

Contests, seed swaps, voice chats and maybe even meet-ups might also be on the agenda.

If you would like to get involved with any of this do please come over to the Homesteaders Online Discord server :

So here is the latest list of homesteaders and preppers. My apologies if I have missed anyone from the list that has already contacted me - just post in the comments again. Or if you know anyone else who should be on the list let me know.

Note - the first date shown is the month/year of joining steemit; the second date shown on some of the entries is when they were added to the list.

Homesteaders & Preppers on steemit (v10) :

  • Body Matrix @bodymatrix [ Australia ] [ May-2017 ]
  • christa @christa [ Australia ] [ Jun-2017 ]
  • nolnocluap @nolnocluap [ Australia ] [ May-2017 ]
  • Aussie Bloke @plumey [ Australia, Northern Territory ] [ Jun-2017 ]
  • miriamaendres @miriamaendres [ Australia, Northern Territory ] [ Jul-2017 ] [ 21-Nov-17 ]
  • Duck Ponds Farm @duckpondsfarm [ Australia, Queensland ] [ Jun-2017 ] [ 30-Jul-17 ]
  • Over The Wait @overthewait [ Australia, Queensland ] [ Jun-2017 ]
  • ligayagardener @ligayagardener [ Australia, South Australia ] [ Aug-2017 ] [ 08-Oct-17 ]
  • minismallholding @minismallholding [ Australia, South Australia ] [ Jul-2017 ]
  • Crazybgadventure @crazybgadventure [ Bulgaria ] [ Jun-2017 ]
  • Brian @thelifeofbrian [ Canada ] [ May-2017 ]
  • Canadian Renegade @canadianrenegade [ Canada ] [ Sep-2017 ] [ 21-Sep-17 ]
  • CommonlyKnownAsSam @knownassam [ Canada ] [ Aug-2017 ] [ 21-Nov-17 ]
  • Homestead Homebodies @brimax [ Canada ] [ Sep-2016 ]
  • robmc @robmc [ Canada ] [ Aug-2016 ]
  • SATAS Co 2017 @satasco2017 [ Canada ] [ Jul-2017 ]
  • WhiteWalkingFeather @wwf [ Canada ] [ Sep-2017 ] [ 08-Oct-17 ]
  • TheNeoHippy @theneohippy [ Canada, Alberta ] [ Sep-2017 ] [ 08-Oct-17 ]
  • Jay @medic8553 [ Canada, Manitoba ] [ Jun-2017 ]
  • leemlaframboise @leemlaframboise [ Canada, Manitoba ] [ Jun-2017 ]
  • Lyndsay Bowes @lyndsaybowes [ Canada, Nova Scotia ] [ Sep-2016 ]
  • Erinia @erinia22 [ Canada, Ontario ] [ Jun-2017 ]
  • gardengirlcanada @gardengirlcanada [ Canada, Ontario ] [ Aug-2016 ]
  • kfos @karenfoster [ Canada, Ontario ] [ Aug-2017 ] [ 16-Oct-17 ]
  • stonemaiden @stonemaiden [ Canada, Ontario ] [ Jul-2017 ] [ 08-Oct-17 ]
  • kfos @karenfoster [ Canada, Ottawa ] [ Aug-2017 ] [ 10-Nov-17 ]
  • steemtobefree @steemtobefree [ Canada, Saskatchewan ] [ Jun-2017 ]
  • Tanglebranch Meadows @tanglebranch [ Canada, Saskatchewan ] [ Oct-2017 ] [ 09-Nov-17 ]
  • jolly-homestead @jolly-homestead [ Canada, western ] [ May-2017 ]
  • Alex E.B. Trapp @ecoinstant [ Colombia ] [ Jun-2017 ]
  • Ledis Arango V. @ecoinstante [ Colombia ] [ Sep-2017 ] [ 02-Oct-17 ]
  • Frugal Lady @frugallady [ Denmark ] [ Jul-2017 ]
  • galberto @galberto [ El Salvador ] [ Jun-2017 ]
  • edmesmer @edmesmer [ France ] [ Sep-2017 ] [ 20-Sep-17 ]
  • Natalie Miller @jkiw [ Germany ] [ Sep-2017 ] [ 08-Oct-17 ]
  • David Koblos @stortebeker [ Mexico ] [ Jun-2017 ]
  • Flatrider @flatrider [ Netherlands ] [ May-2017 ]
  • madein-hisimage @madein-hisimage [ New Zealand ] [ May-2017 ]
  • Pirate Food Company @piratefoodco [ New Zealand, Central North Island ] [ Jun-2017 ] [ 15-Aug-17 ]
  • cecicastor @cecicastor Nicaragua ] [ Jun-2017 ]
  • Cody @codypanama [ Panama ] [ May-2017 ]
  • Bien @bien [ Philippines ] [ Jun-2017 ] [ 03-Sep-17 ]
  • Richard Levengood @zalife [ South Africa, Cape Town ] [ Jul-2017 ] [ 06-Aug-17 ]
  • ArcticGarden @arcticgarden [ Sweden ] [ Jul-2017 ]
  • Felander @felander [ Switzerland ] [ Jul-2017 ] [ 11-Nov-17 ]
  • AspiePrepper @aspieprepper [ UK ] [ May-2017 ]
  • eggmeister @eggmeister [ UK ] [ May-2017 ]
  • Prepper Veteran UK @preppervetuk [ UK ] [ Aug-2017 ] [ 05-Aug-17 ]
  • So Guided @guided [ UK ] [ Jun-2017 ]
  • Brimwood Farm @brimwoodfarm [ UK, Essex ] [ Sep-2017 ] [ 02-Oct-17 ]
  • Geordie Prepper @geordieprepper [ UK, Newcastle ] [ Dec-2016 ]
  • Pennsif @pennsif [ UK, Wales ] [ Jun-2017 ]
  • pumpkinsandcats @pumpkinsandcats [ UK, Wales ] [ Jul-2017 ]

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     7 years ago 

    Great news and so glad to see the list expanding! Thanks for keeping track of this, @pennsif. Kudos to @goldendawne for being an ambassador for the community, too!

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     7 years ago 

    I am working on an introduction and welcoming post right now. Should have it up sometime in the next hour or so.

    Thank you @pennsif for putting this HUGE list together. I'll have to go over and make sure I have everyone.

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     7 years ago 

    Wondering if ol' @grow-pro makes the cut 😋
    I know not every post of mine is homesteading, but I grow my own food and live in the sticks..lol
    This is an awesome idea, @pennsif! And your efforts are greatly appreciated as well @goldendawne! I'll certainly mosey over to the discord sometime soon to say hi!

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       7 years ago 

      Not every post HAS to be homesteading. I do some that are WAY off topic... especially with the #gratefulvibes challenge going on

      looking forward to seeing you on discord!

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         7 years ago 

        Sweet! Count me in 😋..I dropped by discord to say hi and will definitely be browsing for goodies to read. I grew over a metric ton of food this year, nearly 2,000lb of just heirloom tomatoes.. Planning to double that in 2018. I'm also working on the remainder of my Growing Money in Your Yard series, so I'd love to network with as many of my fellow homesteading Steemians as possible. I think it would only benefit the community if we work together and grow together - I'm happy to help any and all of you! Looking forward to chatting with many of you soon.

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           7 years ago 

          See.. you are a true homesteader!!! Growing the food... all of it!
          On a side note... I love when you post homesteading updates! I haven't been to your page in a while. WIll head over today!

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           7 years ago 

          Great list man, thanks for putting the time into it :) resteemed.

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           7 years ago 

          Cool, thanks. It is interesting to compile but does take a fair bit of leg work.

          Keep it rolling up north...

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             7 years ago 

            Like a rolling stone up here man.

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               7 years ago 

              That is one long list of homesteaders and prepers, @pennsif! This has been a lot of work. I am having some issues getting on to discord but hopefully these will be worked out soon and I will be able to chat with my fellow homesteaders.

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               7 years ago 

              It looks like you are on the Discord now. Hopefully we can catch up for a chat sometime soon. I'm in the UK so we might be half a day out of synch, but I am sure we will overlap at some point.

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                 7 years ago 

                I'll have to check out the Homesteaders discord. I'm just so damn busy all the time though.

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                   7 years ago 

                  Hope you can make it over there.

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                   7 years ago 

                  Thanks for adding us to the list!

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                    You are welcome.

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                         7 years ago 

                        Hi there @beatitudes8, you are there on the list :

                        • BeAtitudesHomeStead @beatitudes8 [ USA, Missouri ] [ Jun-2017 ] [ 09-Nov-17 ]
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                          How do I get added to the homesteaders list?

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                            Very easily - you are already on the list above 😊

                            • Joseph @josephinky [ USA, Kentucky ] [ May-2017 ] [ 03-Sep-17 ]
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                               7 years ago 

                              Hi again Joseph, will you be posting any more updates on Walipini 2.0 soon?

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                                 7 years ago 

                                Yup, been busy with Walipini one. My wife posted a update of one a couple days ago. Not much going on with two at this time, since seeds will be started in one . https://steemit.com/homesteading/@heatherrose/walipini-1-is-getting-a-facelift

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                                 7 years ago 

                                I am a prepper but it seems like you are only focusing in the Wales region?

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                                   7 years ago 

                                  Hi @greenbeans, I am rather confused by your comment. Have you looked through the list above?

                                  There are only two of us listed for Wales - the other 254 people on the list are all around the world !

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                                    Yes I have.
                                    Everything else besides the list of preppers around the world, you keep mentioning Wales. I couldn't figure that out.

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                                     7 years ago 

                                    That's because I live here in Wales 😊

                                    And we are trying to increase awareness of steemit here - and hopefully get a meetup soon.

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