To start off, it is helpful to consider the idea of homesteading in general. Homesteading is living with a focus on self-sufficiency and sustainability, and can look different for everyone. So, can you homestead as a vegan? Absolutely! Once you have an understanding of homesteading in general, it is easy to see how you can live a homesteading lifestyle as a vegan It may even be easier in many ways for vegans to adopt homesteading.
A homestead involves a focus on self-sufficiency and sustainability without using animals as a source of meat for food intake. On our farm, we do still use the eggs for food, and in the future may also add honey bees, but we do not have meat or dairy animals. A vegan homestead would not include any animal products whatsoever. Vegan homesteaders would also likely avoid having animals on the farm altogether, in an effort to advocate for animals being in their natural state and not being used as companion animals or pets. In some cases, vegan homesteaders may rescue farm animals or other animals and provide sanctuary for them; however, many vegans prefer to avoid having animals altogether, especially carnivorous animals, like cats, who need to eat meat to survive.
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