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    Homesteading is exciting but if you don’t have efficient systems in place, you can find yourself burnt out really fast! I spent years studying lean manufacturing principles to allow my small shoe manufacturing company to compete with big brands. It was a game changer! I’ve been applying those same principles to homesteading. I put together a few simple worksheets to help other homesteaders make some simple, and quick steps toward a more efficient homestead. A few simple changes can add up quickly and make a big difference!

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    happy free range egg laying chickens on our off grid homestead

    FOOD FREEDOM

    [Homesteading]

    RESOURCE FREEDOM

    [Off Grid Systems]

    LIFESTYLE FREEDOM

    [Homeschool, Entrepreneurship, Spirituality, etc]

    HEALTH FREEDOM

    [Herbal, Alignment, Diet, etc]

    SHELTER FREEDOM

    [Natural and Traditional Building]

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    Do Whatever it Takes to Get the Job Done!
    Do Whatever it Takes to Get the Job Done!

    Wow, life has been a wild ride lately! This is going to be a quick and, honestly unpolished update. We now live off grid full time on our property. It is amazing! However, our situation for the time being is somewhat primitive. We are basically camping! The site that we have our camper parked at on our property is very beautiful! However, it is also a little more remote and we don’t get any cell phone service there. It is also somewhat far from the build site. Our shed, and many of our things are up the road where we do get service. While we like being off the beaten path, we also want to stay connected and we’ve found that it is difficult to communicate with our family and our neighbors so we are preparing to move to a new site. However, as it seems to be the template, there are some problems we have to solve first…

    What is Security?
    What is Security?

    This post is coming in late because we are right in the middle of moving again and I’ve had to prioritize other things. Today is moving day so I’m going to keep this short and sweet. By the end of the day our family will be living full time off the grid! Our only power will come from a few solar panels and a portable generator. It feels a little bit strange! Although this move has been easier in some regards, it is still very difficult.

    Why Off Grid?
    Why Off Grid?

    Chances are you’ve seen romanticized pictures of a nice cabin with a pristine wood stove in a peaceful setting in the woods. Everything is rustic but tidy and clean. It looks dreamy! “Off grid life” has become a catch phrase for the younger generation. Chances are, most of the images you’ve seen are from Instagram influencers or even fake images generated by AI. The term, “off grid” is one of those things that seems to mean something different to everyone. Some imagine a hut in the woods with no contact with the outside world, living like the Amish with no electricity or running water. Others may imagine very expensive and high solar power systems that run a home just like you would if you were connected to the grid. The truth is

    It’s Crunch Time!
    our story
    It’s Crunch Time!
    our story

    Hello Friends! My schedule has become unpredictable as I've been taking trips to go to our property to begin preparations for our move to full time, off grid life. We will be moving soon and there is a lot that needs to be done. It’s getting to be crunch time so I’m going to cut back to posting once per week. Here is a look at some of the things I’ve been up to, adventures had, and lessons learned!

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    An Explosion!
    An Explosion!

    We all had some good rest this winter, but winter is over and it is time for our lives to shift… again. We are looking forward to moving onto our own property full time but I’d be lying if there wasn’t some anxiety associated with it! We will be living fully off grid in a camp trailer while we work on a more permanent (but still temporary) shelter for our family. Something I have realized is that because our property is so remote and wild, it takes more time to do some things, including getting set up for basic living. So with that in mind, my son and I loaded a bunch of stuff in our truck and took a load of things to our property and started getting the trailer ready for full time living.

    Although we have mouse traps set, without someone there the mice want to move in.

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