Off Grid Internet: Homesteader’s Guide to Starlink
Internet has been one of our biggest struggles on this little hilltop homestead. For some, the internet may seem like an unnecessary luxury. Many off-grid folks rely on cell phone
Foraging: Oyster Mushrooms
One of the first mushrooms I learned to identify, and forage was the oyster mushroom. These tasty mushrooms are relatively easy to identify safely and are common throughout North America.
1 Year of Off Grid Living
I’d honestly hoped to have some important lessons we’d learned this year to write about, but honestly, there isn’t. Maybe that’s the biggest takeaway, that off-grid living isn’t that different
Lessons from Our First 3 Months Living Off Grid
We moved into our off grid house in the beginning of January. While January isn’t an ideal month for this type of venture everything has gone surprisingly well. Our house
Managing Stress with Herbal Tea
I don’t know when I fell in love with tea but it definitely happened. When things get chilly, rainy, or stressful I reach for a hot cup of tea. I
Foraging for Yarrow & Harvest Book Review
Books in this house, like so much in our life, are things of pure practicality. Farming manuals, field guides, herbal medicine references they’re all useful and wonderful in their own
Key Elements of an Off Grid Homestead
For a few short weeks there I was really feeling like we had a handle on everything. Then of course the reality of this life we’ve chosen came crashing back
Huge List of Ways to Reduce Your Plastic Consumption and Waste
Have you seen that meme that’s like, “try organic food, or as your grandparents called it, “food.”” Well the same concept applies to plastic. Back in the good ole’ days life
Decorating with Native Evergreens in the South
Our first Christmas here I noticed it wasn’t just snow missing from our landscape. It hit me how much I had taken for granted being surrounded by spruce and fir
Celebrating the Solstice: A Holiday Tradition Every Homesteader Should Have
There’s a ton of controversy surrounding the holiday season. It’s pretty ridiculous really. People are upset if you say merry Christmas, happy holidays, or nothing at all. You’re a rich consumerist
