Tomatoes
Tomatoes are a homestead staple. Their bright red fruit and distinctive smell are the truest signs of summer.
Chickens
Chickens are a low maintenance yet essential part of our farm, providing eggs, meat, manure and brush-clearing.
Wheat
Being a grass, wheat can be sown and effectively left to do its own thing — even in poor soil and/or inclement weather.
Carrots
I bet we get through thousands of the things over the course of a year — carrots are a homestead essential.