This January has been one of the coldest I've experienced since 1995, when I was in college in Maine. That winter, I remember walking across our small campus, bundled up in my warmest L.L. Bean wool sweater and down vest, and having to retreat into buildings just to escape the cold. This year, ...
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Living Without Lights (or water, or electricity…)
Since we are creating our off-grid homestead from scratch and camping/living very rustically as we build, I frequently get asked the question, "How do you live without _____?"
Blank, of course, being lights or electricity or running water or a flush toilet. The funny thing is, that this way of ...
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Building a Tiny Home :: Mudroom Tile
It has been a LONG time since I've given you a tour of, or an update on our tiny house. As the holidays approached, our attention turned to festivities and gift-making and eating, so we let building rest for a bit. But all along, little details have been added here and there that make this tiny ...
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Naming Our Homestead
When we had our two children, we sat with them for a few days before naming them. It seemed like we needed to get to know them a bit before assigning something as important as their name. And the same has been true of our homestead. Without a major river,creek, or other landmark to lend an obvious ...
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Out the Front Door
Snapshots and snippets of the beautiful, crazy world right out our front door. If you’d like to share some of your own photos or a blog post, please leave a link in the comments!
When it's not too snowy, our chickens continue to free-range the property, preferring to seek shelter under their ...
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Winter Water on our Off-Grid Homestead
A month or so ago, I shared with you our brand new system for winter water catchment. It involved burying 50 gallon food grade barrels underground, with a hand pump to get the water above ground. In this post, I'll share how that system worked (and didn't work), and how we are managing to catch ...
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