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...]
Creative List of Ways Preserve Fruit & What We Did This Summer
This summer, we were hiking through the woods and found patches of huckleberries. Then, we found gobs of huckleberries. We had no idea that this would lead us down a 3-month path of foraging for fruit both in the forest and in our own neighborhood, and we have lots of fruit and … [Read more...]
Vulnerable But Prepared: Off Grid Living & Winter Storms
Fall is in the air and that means that winter is on the horizon as well as storms. Last year, shortly after arriving on our property, we had our world rocked by a 100-year windstorm and it caught us completely off guard. That storm alone, combined with other smaller storms, has … [Read more...]
Our First Time Slaughtering Chickens: What Was it Like?
Years ago, when Jesse and I first started talking about our dreams of homesteading, we knew we wanted to be self-sufficient on a high level and that included being responsible for our own food and meat. We've been so preoccupied with developing our property, planning our timber … [Read more...]
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