Living off the grid doesn't mean you need to go without all of your favorite amenities, but it can require a little ingenuity to meet your needs and desires in a sustainable way. For us, we had to live without a large freezer for the first year of our off grid journey but we're … [Read more...]
Composting 101 – How to Start a Compost Pile
The first year living on our off grid property we didn't plan on having a garden because we simply had too many other more important projects. That said, because we do want a garden in the near future, we figured that we should start composting now! In this post we want to go … [Read more...]
September 2016 Expense Report
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...]
Beginner Timber Frame Projects: A Solar Battery Box
When Jesse and I had our minds made up that we wanted to build a timber frame house (check out our timber frame house plans!), we knew it was going to be a wise idea to take on as many small timber frame projects as we could prior to starting construction of our home. The first … [Read more...]
What’s it Like Running & Renting Heavy Construction Equipment?
What's it like running or renting heavy construction equipment? Is that something everyone can do or is it just for people who do it for a living? We wanted to share with you what it’s like to run heavy construction equipment for the average Joe like ourselves and shine a little … [Read more...]
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