Communities

…and other random thoughts. :) One of the questions I get asked when I tell people where I live (on a mountain side, in the high desert, of far western Te...

OK, you have purchased your land, you are all excited about getting your off-grid homestead going, but before you set your first post, before you lay your first...

Going off-grid on the cheap, it’s possible to do, but you should be creative and flexible, the property was the biggest expense, buying a property with &#...

This video is titled, “How to start a farm with no money”, well I’m here to tell you that you need SOME money, but if you are creative, you wi...

I love these tiny homes, this one is particularly interesting because it’s completely legal, not saying all the other tiny homes are illegal, in some plac...

Ben Falk is a permaculture designer based in Moretown, Vermont. In this video, he speaks about different aspects of homesteading and cold weather, notably his w...

I think I am in love, and it’s with another man, but it’s not what you might think :) About a month ago, I took my friend to a nearby town to see a ...

Ann Holley wanted to create an off-grid, transportable tiny house that would be technically an RV, but with an aesthetic that wouldn’t feel like living in an RV...

Living here going on 8 years and we still have to hike up to the sky castle, the reason is because of a seasonal creek that runs in front of the property near t...

About a week ago, I got a phone call from one of my neighbors and friends out here, it was time to do another gardening roundtable. That’s where a bunch o...

What Is A Water Cistern System? Those living in a municipality often take for granted utility services that many rural property dwellers are not privileged to e...

My late night visitor, these huge creatures show up each year in late spring early summer, they become active in the late evening and night, they can startle or...