Off Grid Homesteading Blog
The past couple of weeks or so, Jesse and I have been in "clean up" mode where we try to knock as many things off of our to do list as possible. One of the things we've been doing is preparing for winter (yes, in the middle of summer) and one task on our list was building some … [Read more...]
This month, we've taken on quite a handful of projects to get loose ends tied up on our homestead. We've made great headway on our diy hot tub and hot tub deck (main projects of the month), but those two projects alone left us with a lot of smaller tasks to complete as well as a … [Read more...]
One of the most difficult parts of buying land and starting an off-grid homestead from scratch is coming up with enough money to buy what you need without going broke or using credit. Whether it's building materials, clothing and essentials, tools or an off-grid hot tub, chances … [Read more...]
We moved to our 5 acre property in September of 2015 and while we have grand plans of building a timber frame home (check out our timber frame house plans!), we won't have them done before winter which led us to build a simple cabin to get us through the winter! As we … [Read more...]
Many people have asked us the question “How do you make money to support your homestead and homebuilding project”? The answer is not completely straightforward, but our financial strategy is layered and one of our strategies includes being open to jump on great financial … [Read more...]
