Homesteading is a way of living your life with the goal of being more self-sufficient. In Rhinelander, there is a Homesteading Club that meets at least once a month. Mackenzie Martin has the story. The origin of homesteading comes from the Homestead Act of 1862 where land was given to families in an effort to encourage western migration, but some say it stands in for more of a mindset today. Still, when you ask a room full of people at a Homesteading Club meeting what homesteading is and why