Before moving to Arizona, we lived in Florida for most of our lives, so we are all too familiar with hurricanes, and the damage they can do. No matter what kind of house you’re building – tiny, small, large – it’s important that it can withstand a hurricane, should you be unfortunate enough to get…
About a year ago, we had an idea… We thought, “wouldn’t it be great to fill up our whole yard with fruit trees?!” We found a local nursery with a great selection, bought a handful of trees, and got to it. There was only one problem… we seriously underestimated how much water we would need….
Let’s not waste any time on motivational speeches and wishful thinking… Making money from home is difficult. Period. No matter where you live. Very few people are fortunate to be employed from home. When you live off the grid, way out in the country, and you’re trying to make money from your homestead, earning a…
Last year, we moved to a rural part of Arizona, and began composting our waste, like most homesteaders do. Initially, we were concerned that our compost might attract rats, raccoons, javelinas, and insects; however, none of those have been a problem for us. What has been an unexpected problem is skunks. It’s not the compost…
We built this huge kitchen counter with a butcher block countertop in our off-grid tiny house using only basic lumber and tools. The entire project took five days to complete, and cost a grand total of $350 for the building materials. In this article, we’re going to walk you through the process of how we…
Many months ago, we found a vintage sink that we thought looked really cool. We thought about refurbishing it and using it somewhere in our tiny house, but it’s rather large and heavy; so instead, we decided to turn it into a birdbath. This project doesn’t really take much skill or effort – the hardest…
Over the holidays, we were lucky enough to receive a bunch of free pavers. They were given to us by one of our parents’ neighbors. He bought more than he needed when he built his house, and they’ve been sitting in a pile in his backyard for years, so he seemed happy to get rid…
Green leafy vegetables are literally among the healthiest foods a person can eat, but most people – including us – don’t eat enough of them. The problem with greens is they go bad quickly if you don’t eat them right away. That’s why we started canning our greens. Before you get the wrong idea, it’s…
Last month I broke my chopping axe while splitting some wood in the yard. Instead of re-handling right away, I decided to just go ahead and buy a new splitting axe. Why? Because I don’t actually chop wood very often. You see, there aren’t many large trees where we live – let alone dead ones…
It’s funny, just last week I was thinking about writing a review for this axe, and I was planning on touting it as one of the best budget axes; then… it broke. I’ll admit, I mainly use this axe for chopping mesquite wood, which is a very hard wood, and I use it almost every…