Eustace Conway prepares dinner with vegetables and herbs from his own garden, which lies outside the kitchen of a log house he built himself, cultivated by a horse-drawn tractor. He's a homesteader, living without the conveniences of instant meals and pre-made tools, and he has dedicated his time and his farm to teach others how to do the same. Homestead Living takes us to the remote reaches of Turtle Island, a natural preserve that Conway founded to experience the complete immeresion of nature that he says kept eluding him as he was growing up.

Eustace bought Turtle Island, a tract of land in the Appalachian wilderness, after living for 17 years in a teepee and roaming about as he hunted for food. As a boy, he grieved as he saw houses and roads replace the trees and grass that delighted him. Wanting to be in touch with a part of life that he missed, he decided to spend his adult years homesteading--building his own tools and shelter, growing his own food and making his own clothes.

In Homestead Living, Eustace introduces us to activities nearly forgotten by most people, activities that are part of his everyday life. Building a shelter, blacksmithing, raising horses and gardening take us back to a time before refrigerators were even a concept and department stores were available. Younger people who train on Eustace's farm stay for a year and find an inner strength that teaches them about their environment and gives them an appreciation for the land around them.