Category: Building The Homestead
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We’re Getting Started!
I can’t believe it’s finally happening… Last Saturday Cody spent the whole day dropping trees in the area where we plan to build our cabin!!
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Introducing: The Cabin
I’ve hinted at this topic a couple of times previously, but I wanted to do a full post on the subject. It’s time to fill you guys in on the scheming and dreaming we’ve been doing over the last few months… We are officially planning to build a cabin!
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Hugelkultur Raised Garden Bed Video
I’m super excited for this one! Last week Cody finished building me a hugelkultur garden bed in the yard closer to the yurt. I’m really hoping this means I’ll be able to get some more gardening done this summer! Should make for easier watering and daily harvests since I won’t have to go…
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Heart of the Home
The heart of our home: the wood stove. This vital piece of equipment produces our heat, boils hot water, warms our food, and provides a beautiful ambiance in the evenings. When I first started looking for a wood stove for our yurt, I had several criteria in mind. Of…
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Full Disclosure: Our Off-Grid "Cheats"
I used to think living off-grid meant you had to be 100% self-sufficient 100% of the time. Wash all your clothes by hand, cook on a wood cook stove all year round, and drive into town for your internet. But reality (and humility) quickly set in once I started practicing off-grid living…
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Raising the Yurt
In January of 2022 we started clearing a site or our new home. We started with brushing out the spot where we wanted to put the yurt, with a little bit of wiggle room on all sides. Some friends came and helped us fell a few trees around the perimeter.…
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