Urban Homesteading. It’s a beautiful collision of farm and urban life in urban and suburban areas. Feed yourself from your own garden? Try to squeeze a few chickens into your postage-stamp sized backyard? You’re an Urban Homesteader! That’s why I was shocked to read about how one family has trademarked the terms “Urban Homestead” and “Urban Homesteading” and has gone after blogs, libraries, and organizations in the Urban Homestead movement.