Urban Homesteading

I consider myself an urban homesteader (as urban as one can be in Montana) because I like to do things myself, like growing and making my own food as much as possible, that sort of thing, but I don't live on a farm or ranch where making one's own food fits into the cultural mindset. I live in a relatively spacious sliver of a house, but I don't have any land to plant things in and I certainly don't have tons of space for food preservation. Urban homesteading, as far as I can tell, isn't all or nothing. Doing anything that reduces your dependency on others, from things as simple as drying some of your clothes on a clothesline or brewing your own kombucha to things as complex and expensive (initially, at least) as putting solar panels on your roof and taking yourself off the grid or producing most of your own food in your backyard (think gardens, chickens, and a goat), qualifies you for the "urban homesteader" badge. My particular brand of urban homesteading involves growing vegetables, making my own cultured food (sourdough, kombucha, and water kefir, so far), sprouting beans and rice, and baking as much as possible.
So, I have several self-watering planters, one grow bag, and a bunch of canning jars with the latest sprouting or culturing projects growing away.
In case this makes me sound motherly or old-fashioned, let me add that I'm a proficient knitter and crochet-er, and I've been known to repair clothes.
I'm also a scientist with numerous body piercings whose bookshelf is heavily biased towards science fiction and urban fantasy. There is no cookie cutter for urban homesteaders. Sure, I draw a lot of inspiration from Bad Mama Genny (who, sadly, hasn't posted anywhere that I can find since 2012/maybe early-mid 2013), but you might draw inspiration from a less, shall we say, alternative figure. I can't think of any off the top of my head, since urban homesteading seems to be a lifestyle that attracts a lot of alternative people, but you do your thang.
So, as I've said before, you can urban homestead. You can make cheese on your stovetop or kombucha in your cupboard or sourdough on top of your fridge or all or none. Live your life the way you want to, and if you feel like you want to be an urban homesteader, then you can damn well call yourself an urban homesteader.
Fuck yeah.