Homesteading with B&R Homestead

Homesteading with B&R Homestead is for new homesteaders. Start your homestead with confidence.

Why you should join: A monthly live Q&A, daily homesteading posts and forums on chickens, gardening and food preservation, built on collective experience. Free to join.

The one-liner

A free homesteading community from a creator with millions of followers, built on members helping each other.

What they actually sell

Homesteading W/ B&R Homestead, run by Brian Schembari, lives on Skool. Its public pitch: "Start your homesteading journey with confidence." It is free to join. Brian Schembari documented his homestead build to an audience of 4.5 million followers, and noticed people constantly helping each other in the comments. The community brings that together: monthly live Q&A, daily posts, chicken keeping, gardening and food preservation forums, and periodic Q&As with trusted homesteading creators. It is built on collective experience rather than one expert.

Who pays and why

People starting a backyard homestead who want practical help on chickens, gardening and preserving food. The worry is that there is no single right way and they do not know where to start. They join for topic forums, daily posts and monthly live Q&As with real homesteaders.

Where the members come from

The Skool lander and Brian Schembari's own teaching appear to be the main acquisition path. Public social links are thin on the about page, so growth reads as community-led rather than a giant media brand. Exact follower counts stay off the about page.

What's holding it back

It is free with no paid layer, so all that audience attention is not yet turned into income.

Steal this

Move the helpful conversations already happening in your comments into one organised community.

Would this work in another niche?

Yes for any creator whose comments are full of peer advice, such as gardening or DIY. Weak for audiences who only watch.