You dream of building a homestead, but you’re flat out of money. Here are some strategies to get the materials and services you need for cheap or free.
How to Finance Your Homestead (even if you’re flat broke)
You dream of owning your own land, building a home, and growing your own food, but it takes money to get there. What are the best ways to finance the homestead of your dreams? How can you find land to get started?
9 Tips for Planning The Perfect Homestead Layout
Developing the perfect homestead layout can be tricky, but taking the time to do it right will ensure many successful and fruitful years in your home. Here are our top tips we’ve gathered from actually building our own homestead to help you design your perfect space.
Building a Cordwood House: September-October Round 2
Building a cordwood home by hand has been a very humbling and enriching experience. Find out what we accomplished in the past two months as we prepare to move to our cordwood home for the first time!
“Should I Quit My Job?”: Questions to Ask When You Want to Opt Out
“Should I quit my job?” “I would love to stay home with my kids.” “I really just want to get out of the rat race and work for myself.” If you’ve ever said these things, you aren’t alone. There’s so much more you need to know about making the leap than you might realize.
Getting Started With Solar Power: A Beginner’s Guide
Curious about solar? Wondering how you can make more sustainable choices or maybe even go off the grid? This comprehensive quick-start guide will help you get started.
Building a Cordwood House: July and August Progress Report
It’s our second full summer building our cordwood house. From insulation to paneling and more, check out everything we accomplished in the months of July and August building our off-grid cordwood house.
6 Reasons You Might Blow Your Construction Budget (and how to avoid it)
If you’re planning to build your own home, there are so many ways you are likely to blow your construction budget. Check out these six ways you might unwittingly destroy it, and then get helpful tips to avoid blowing it in the first place.
All About Off Grid Wastewater: Options, Septic, Code, and Advice
Off-grid wastewater isn’t a subject you’ll find glamorized along with beautiful cabin photos, but it is a crucial part of planning your off-grid home. What kinds of systems are available? What troubles can you encounter?
June Building Update: Our Off Grid Cordwood Home at One Year
Building an off grid cordwood home is easily the craziest DIY task we’ve ever taken on, and after the months of April and May, we were ready to jump right into June! While I have left my job as a teacher, Mark is still working in his, which means the months of June and July…