Off Grid Homesteading Blog
We’ve been living on our off grid property for almost two years now while we develop our debt-free home, in a travel trailer, and we finally caved and bought an RV air conditioner. Despite living at a Northern latitude, it's downright hot, and we're done … [Read more...]
Now that we are a year and a half into our journey towards building our debt-free home, the process of choosing our land feels far in the past. However, we recently got to thinking about the long, unexpectedly complicated journey we went on to secure the site of our homestead and … [Read more...]
Our off-grid homestead has a lot of perks… and a lot of rocks. For most of our homesteading projects, they’ve simply gotten in the way. Now, that’s changed, and it’s all thanks to Jesse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-s0MfrJvRY&t=25s He recently designed a new tool for us … [Read more...]
We are frequently asked the question "How much does it cost to start a homestead?" so we thought we'd start a homestead expense report series. Every month we will document how much money we've spent on our homestead-related activities and also on running our household. This is to … [Read more...]
If you've heard of cover crops, you probably think about things that farmers with numerous acres plant to protect and improve their soil... but did know you know that cover crops can be a great method for small gardeners (even urban gardeners!) to improve soil fertility?! In … [Read more...]
