The 90-Day Homestead Plan

About this printable

Turn a long list of homestead dreams into one season of finished projects, ordered by season, by what has to come first, and by the hours you actually have.

The 90-day homestead plan

17-page printable planner · US Letter + A4 · instant download

What's inside

• Why homestead plans stall, and the four fixes built into this planner
• Brain-dump worksheet with prompts across 10 areas (grow, animals, water, soil, food, energy, build, skills, community, fix)
• Real-hours, budget, space, and rules check (lease, HOA, zoning, permits)
• 16 project reference cards with hours, best season, what it needs first, payoff timing, and key numbers: raised beds, compost, rain barrels, seed starting, herbs, drip irrigation, fruit trees, berries, hens, perennials, pantry, preserving, firewood, cold frame, worm bin, resilience kit
• The homestead year: what to build, plant, and harvest in each season, plus lead times
• Scoring sheet: Impact × Confidence ÷ Effort, with filters
• A full worked example (quarter-acre lot, March to May)
• 90-day map: 3 phases of one big and up to two small projects
• 13 weekly pages with day-30, day-60, and day-90 reviews

Who it's for

New and growing homesteaders on any acreage, including backyards and rentals, who have more ideas than time.

What you get

2 PDF files: US Letter (8.5 × 11 in) and A4. Print at home at 100% scale, or use them in any PDF app on a tablet. Reprint for every season.

This is a digital download. Nothing will be shipped. After purchase, download the files from Purchases and Reviews on etsy.com in a web browser (digital files can't be downloaded in the Etsy app).

Good to know

• Project figures follow university Extension, the National Center for Home Food Preservation, EPA Burn Wise, and Ready.gov, listed in the planner.
• Check your city and county rules before animals, structures, or digging (call 811).
• Personal-use license: print as many copies as your household needs. Please don't resell or share the files.

Part of the Homestead Field Workbooks bundle (4 workbooks, save $13). Find it in the Field Workbooks section of the shop.