Forget Uber Eats. Modern-day homesteaders prefer to live off the land.

© Alycee Byrd for The Washington Post Forty hens on McClelland and O'Neill's property provide hundreds of eggs that the homesteaders can sell for extra income. © Alycee Byrd for The Washington Post Alex O'Neill and Jess McClelland own three pigs. “The primary thing for us is to be able to produce our own food,” McClelland says. © Alycee Byrd for The Washington Post McClelland and O'Neill say this wood-burning stove is a key source of heat in their home. © Alycee Byrd for The Washington Post O'Neill fertilizes soil with bone meal.