My lack of familiarity with these terms prompted me to do some research (as any good noob should do), and I found that there was a veritable treasure-trove of info to be found on the topic. At first ...

According to the National Park Service, as early as 1866, when the law stated that Blacks were allowed to benefit from the Homestead Act signed by Abraham Lincoln, homesteading became the entry way ...

I am a big fan of shows about doomsday preppers, homesteaders, survivalists, generally people who live off the grid. Some of my favorites are Homestead Rescue and Live Free Or Die. But there’s a ...

What fascinated me was how the preppers, who are largely (though not entirely) a right-wing bunch, have much in common with today’s crunchy neo-homesteaders. They’re both interested in ...

Last year, on assignment for Outside magazine, I headed down to South Carolina to hang out with a bunch of neo-survivalists who call themselves “preppers.” These preppers were basically ordinary ...

This story is part of a Globe Magazine special report, appearing in print on Sunday, March 29. It was reported between March 11 and 13. From an undisclosed location somewhere in rural Maine, a man ...

Is ‘doomsday prepping’ going mainstream? Amid disease and shortages, preppers at the Homesteading and Prepping Summit near St. Augustine say they’re onto something. Enterprise Reporter/Culture The ...