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Holy Homestead: A 6-Week Guide to Building a Faith-Filled, Sustainable Life
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Expected 2 Jun 26Turn your homesteading dreams into reality through six weeks of learning, strategy, biblical reflection, and prayer.
In Holy Homestead, author Hannah Deurloo guides readers through a six-week journey to transform their homes, hearts, and habits through faith and stewardship. Whether you live in a city apartment or a rural farmhouse, this book offers practical advice and spiritual encouragement to help you cultivate a homestead that glorifies God.
Rooted in biblical wisdom and inspired by the Proverbs 31 woman, Holy Homestead is more than a how-to—it’s a call to live simply, work diligently, and steward resources with purpose. Each week focuses on a core homesteading area, with daily readings that blend practical tips and spiritual insight.
Week 1: Groundwork – Time management, soil identification, and resisting consumerism.
Week 2: Gardening – Choosing crops, identifying weeds, and growing with intention.
Week 3: Preserving – Canning, fermenting, freezing, and storing food.
Week 4: Cooking – Scratch cooking, hospitality, composting, and using preserved foods.
Week 5: Animals – Caring for bees, birds, chickens, goats, and more.
Week 6: Monetizing – Cottage food laws, selling strategies, and honoring God with your harvest.
Throughout, readers are encouraged to pause, pray, and refocus on God’s plan. With humor and heartfelt wisdom, Deurloo shares her journey of letting go of perfectionism and embracing purposeful living. Holy Homestead is about doing what matters most—faithfully and intentionally.
In Holy Homestead, author Hannah Deurloo guides readers through a six-week journey to transform their homes, hearts, and habits through faith and stewardship. Whether you live in a city apartment or a rural farmhouse, this book offers practical advice and spiritual encouragement to help you cultivate a homestead that glorifies God.
Rooted in biblical wisdom and inspired by the Proverbs 31 woman, Holy Homestead is more than a how-to—it’s a call to live simply, work diligently, and steward resources with purpose. Each week focuses on a core homesteading area, with daily readings that blend practical tips and spiritual insight.
Week 1: Groundwork – Time management, soil identification, and resisting consumerism.
Week 2: Gardening – Choosing crops, identifying weeds, and growing with intention.
Week 3: Preserving – Canning, fermenting, freezing, and storing food.
Week 4: Cooking – Scratch cooking, hospitality, composting, and using preserved foods.
Week 5: Animals – Caring for bees, birds, chickens, goats, and more.
Week 6: Monetizing – Cottage food laws, selling strategies, and honoring God with your harvest.
Throughout, readers are encouraged to pause, pray, and refocus on God’s plan. With humor and heartfelt wisdom, Deurloo shares her journey of letting go of perfectionism and embracing purposeful living. Holy Homestead is about doing what matters most—faithfully and intentionally.
160 pages, Hardcover
Expected publication June 2, 2026
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Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
This is a sweet little homesteading book for Christian women. It’s first and foremost a biblical book, with general homesteading advice, writings about her life, and guided questions to help you decide things like what you could make to sell, with lots of proverbs and talk about God’s plan for each element.
There is very general advice about things like gardening and raising livestock but it is not at all a how-to book so you’ll need other books for actual instructions on things like canning, fermenting and raising animals.
Hannah has sweet little hand drawn illustrations throughout (I assume they are hand drawn because they have typos and such— hopefully it’s not AI art that doesn’t know how to write in cursive? She does recommend using AI at one point in the book.) In any case, the art is sweet and whimsical.
I have been doing many of these things for several decades and there were some things I disagreed with or wanted to chime in on (like her simple instructions on fermenting vegetables just says to add water and I wanted to add that it needs to be spring water or other non-chlorinated water or it won’t ferment if you have city water) but for the most part it’s like having a friend sharing advice from what she has learned over the years.
It has a very sweet, caring tone. I appreciated that she said her table had crumbs on it and her home didn’t look like something on instagram, and that she admitted it is more expensive to live this way for them and not less. The absolute main theme of the book is serving God in a very traditional sense as a wife and mother, so it will be best suited for those who aspire to a tradwife life.
I read a temporary online copy of this book for review.
There is very general advice about things like gardening and raising livestock but it is not at all a how-to book so you’ll need other books for actual instructions on things like canning, fermenting and raising animals.
Hannah has sweet little hand drawn illustrations throughout (I assume they are hand drawn because they have typos and such— hopefully it’s not AI art that doesn’t know how to write in cursive? She does recommend using AI at one point in the book.) In any case, the art is sweet and whimsical.
I have been doing many of these things for several decades and there were some things I disagreed with or wanted to chime in on (like her simple instructions on fermenting vegetables just says to add water and I wanted to add that it needs to be spring water or other non-chlorinated water or it won’t ferment if you have city water) but for the most part it’s like having a friend sharing advice from what she has learned over the years.
It has a very sweet, caring tone. I appreciated that she said her table had crumbs on it and her home didn’t look like something on instagram, and that she admitted it is more expensive to live this way for them and not less. The absolute main theme of the book is serving God in a very traditional sense as a wife and mother, so it will be best suited for those who aspire to a tradwife life.
I read a temporary online copy of this book for review.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
There is so much more to homesteading than I could have ever imagined. It is not for the faint of heart. This book will teach you how to live more sustainably through small daily choices so you can live simply and do more at home.
The pages have beautiful watercolor illustrations with watercolor paper pages. There are Biblical verses woven in throughout the book to backup what the author is teaching through daily actionable steps so you’re not overwhelmed. The book is setup with weekly chapters, six in all, that’s separated by week/day of the week (example: Week 1, Day 1), Most people quit homesteading at 7 years, but the author has laid out a plan so you don’t fail, with chapters
on the groundwork you need to do to start homesteading, gardening, preserving, cooking, animals, and monetizing. The author is serious about homesteading, but she’s also serious about God and living a Godly life through homesteading.
Thank you to Skyhorse Publishing | Good Books and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book.
The pages have beautiful watercolor illustrations with watercolor paper pages. There are Biblical verses woven in throughout the book to backup what the author is teaching through daily actionable steps so you’re not overwhelmed. The book is setup with weekly chapters, six in all, that’s separated by week/day of the week (example: Week 1, Day 1), Most people quit homesteading at 7 years, but the author has laid out a plan so you don’t fail, with chapters
on the groundwork you need to do to start homesteading, gardening, preserving, cooking, animals, and monetizing. The author is serious about homesteading, but she’s also serious about God and living a Godly life through homesteading.
Thank you to Skyhorse Publishing | Good Books and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
This book is so charming and easy-to-read! My family and I plant a garden each spring and we're hoping to get chickens soon, so I needed a simple book on the topic that would help me grow in my understanding of best practices. As a homemaker and a Christian, I appreciated the blended approach to the practicalities of homesteading, pairing the joy of the home and concern for the earth with our call to be fruitful caregivers. Hannah's writing is straightforward, concise, encouraging, and gentle. A great place to start for new homesteaders or anyone looking to bring more homemade goodness into their lives. Highly recommend!
Thank you so much to NetGalley for providing me a complimentary e-ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you so much to NetGalley for providing me a complimentary e-ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.
March 19, 2026
🔖 What I liked:
• The title is unique and refreshing — not something you come across often.
• It immediately stood out and drew my interest.
🔖 What I loved:
• The pages are beautifully designed, with each chapter featuring a handmade-style illustration — such a lovely touch.
• The visuals made the reading experience even more enjoyable.
• I learned so much from this book and feel inspired to start small — growing things like pepper, garlic, and tomatoes at home.
• The writing feels intentional, practical, and encouraging.
✍🏽 To the writer:
This is wonderful work. Thank you for putting your heart into these pages.
📚 To the reader:
If you’re interested in cultivating a homestead and looking for where to begin, this book is a great place to start — it truly has gems for you.
• The title is unique and refreshing — not something you come across often.
• It immediately stood out and drew my interest.
🔖 What I loved:
• The pages are beautifully designed, with each chapter featuring a handmade-style illustration — such a lovely touch.
• The visuals made the reading experience even more enjoyable.
• I learned so much from this book and feel inspired to start small — growing things like pepper, garlic, and tomatoes at home.
• The writing feels intentional, practical, and encouraging.
✍🏽 To the writer:
This is wonderful work. Thank you for putting your heart into these pages.
📚 To the reader:
If you’re interested in cultivating a homestead and looking for where to begin, this book is a great place to start — it truly has gems for you.
January 5, 2026
Week 1: groundwork - time management, soil ID, consumerism resistance.
Week 2: gardening - choosing your crops, weed ID, intentional growing.
Week 3: preserving - canning, fermentation, freezing, storing what you grow.
Week 4: cooking - from scratch, hospitality, composting, cooking with your preserved food.
Week 5: animals - bats, bees, bugs, chickens, ducks, turkeys, rabbits, fish, goats, sheep, pigs, cows + dairy
Week 6: monetizing - laws, selling strategies, honoring God with your harvest.
Thank you Hannah Deurloo and NetGalley for the opportunity to review this ARC copy.
*I received an advance review copy for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily.*
Week 2: gardening - choosing your crops, weed ID, intentional growing.
Week 3: preserving - canning, fermentation, freezing, storing what you grow.
Week 4: cooking - from scratch, hospitality, composting, cooking with your preserved food.
Week 5: animals - bats, bees, bugs, chickens, ducks, turkeys, rabbits, fish, goats, sheep, pigs, cows + dairy
Week 6: monetizing - laws, selling strategies, honoring God with your harvest.
Thank you Hannah Deurloo and NetGalley for the opportunity to review this ARC copy.
*I received an advance review copy for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily.*
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for letting me review this book. This book has some great tips about growing your own food and animals along with whether something like beekeeping would be high or low maintenance.It also tips for homemade cleaning solutions,gardening tips and other tips for being more self reliant. I also liked the various Bible verses throughout the book.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
The gorgeous illustrations drew me in and the helpful tips shared with an emphasis on faith make this a splendid book for anyone interested in homesteading. Highly recommended!
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