Why a "Homesteader"?

Hello! It's good to meet you. You are wondering "Why a homesteader? Why not a farmer?" Ther reason is that homesteading is so much more than farming. A modern farmer will grow a crop - several crops, is he is wise - and then go to the store and buy his groceries. A homesteader, on the other hand, will try to grow his groceries. Then, if he is lucky, he will take the excess to the store and sell it. That is what I want to do. When you think of an old-fashioned farm, with cows and chickens and a vegetable garden and an orchard and hay fields and a cellar, you are thinking more of a homestead. It's a sight more fun than a 'regular' farm any day.
I will have a homestead like that someday soon. Right now I just need to earn some money. That way I will be able to buy those cows and chickens and whatnot. The bottom line is - I live in the city. Not a big city, but a city nonetheless. The neighbors aren't encouraging when I offer to give them some of my fresh-layed eggs. They just tell me to get rid of those infernal birds. And the landlord absolutely forbids any pets at all. What can a poor beginning homesteader do? I'll show them. I won't give them any of my grass-fed steaks for Christmas.