Today I thought I’d dip into the archives to share some of my favorite Homestead Honey posts about starting a homestead from scratch and off-grid living. Many of these posts were written when we were new to Missouri, or had just settled onto our land. What an amazing time – so ripe with new possibility, and yet also overwhelming with the reality of building a brand new homestead! It’s really fun for me to look back and see how far we’ve come. I hope you enjoy them!
Laundry on our Off-Grid Homestead – keeping a family of four looking sharp!
5 Ways to Keep Cool Without Air Conditioning – (Yes, one of them is a fan) Low-no tech options for keeping cool in a hot summer climate.
I am always curious how families living off grid bathe. Nobody ever talks about that.
Our bathing system will evolve over time, as we are able to invest in the infrastructure we need, but our current system is to heat bathwater on the wood stove or propane/rocket stove and then bathe in a galvanized steel tub, indoors.
In the summer, we often bring a bucket and water scoop and bathe near the pond with pond water. Super rustic.
Some folks that are off-grid heat water through their wood stove, some have on-demand water heaters, some have outdoor woodstove-like systems to heat water. Some have solar hot water heaters. I’m sure there are many more methods, but those are a few I’ve seen utilized. I’m not sure what method we’ll end up using.
Love this site! Only wish I had more time to read it! So great to her you made it to Baker’s Creek Annual Festival!!! We have wanted to attend for a couple years & were on the verge this year, however it had to wait another 🙁 We love to go online & read about their heirloom varieties, and make our choices!!! I’ll look forward to a story about your experience there 🙂 at their little town!!!!
Thanks For All Your Wonderful Info!!
God Bless You!!
Melissa Ehly Dancer
It was a fun adventure, Melissa! You will have to make it there one day!