Building a modern suburban homestead can take many forms - you can do it for nearly $0 like Jacques did, you can splurge on some key features you LOVE like I (Kevin) did with my pond and chicken coop, or you can slowly inch your way towards your sustainability goals over the years. All are valid! When I first moved into this home, it was a bare lot - a thin layer of woodchips strewn over a sod-scraped 1/3 of an acre. Slowly, I added systems to help me transform the landscape - rainwater capture