Denver homesteaders Heather and Terrance Grady started with a couple of chickens and a small vegetable garden back in 2017. Now they get about 80% of their daily meals from their impressive harvest each summer.

Why it matters: People are leaning into more self-sufficient lifestyles in attempts to improve their health, and make more eco-friendly choices.

The big picture: In a 2022 Homesteaders of America survey, roughly 40% of homesteaders reported adopting the lifestyle within the last three years.

What they're saying: "You don't have to be Laura Ingalls Wilder to be a homesteader. You can grow tomatoes on your balcony," Jason Stange, author of "Shelter From the Machine: Homesteaders in the Age of Capitalism," tells us.