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
Gifts for Homesteaders to Share This Season
Giving homemade gifts is such a struggle, for real. It’s not the making that’s the hard. It’s the feeling like your gifts aren’t well received and trying to come up
Living Cell Phone Free
Alright so we do have a cell phone. It’s just not the kind “normal people” have. We have a flip phone, tracfone thingy that gets minutes each month. Scott
Living Without a Microwave
Now let me start this by saying we definitely didn’t set out to live microwave free it just kind of happened. The microwave at our new place died and we
