Moving to a 40-acre homestead before acquiring the skills we've learned over the past 20 years (first in an apartment, then in a home on 1/4 acre, to 5-acres, etc.) would have been a dire mistake.

Here are 16 homesteading skills we think are imperative to learn BEFORE moving to a large homestead... and many can be learned right where you are, even if that means an apartment in the city!