This post is inspired by a conversation I recently had on Reddit about why people outfit off grid cabins like suburban homes. It may seem counter intuitive to have things like high end and high tech kitchen appliances while living off grid, but the reasoning is sound. As someone who lived for years without a fridge, oven, dishwasher, washer or dryer, I know from experience! Continue reading “The Case For High Tech While Off Grid”
Author: Katie
Hi I'm Katie! My husband Kyle, daughter Bellamy, and I are currently working on living our off grid dream on 5.5 acres of raw land in Alaska. Follow us on our journey of starting a homestead from scratch!
A Work In Progress
Seems like everything is always a work in progress out here, so I thought I make some updates! Here are some things we’ve been working on, and projects we’ve finished around the new homestead: Continue reading “A Work In Progress”
Mechanical Concrete – Recycling Old Tires
We’ve been busy, busy, busy this past month! One of the first projects we needed to get done to move to the new cabin was grading the driveway so we could once again drive up the bluff. Once it was graded the next step was doing something to keep it from washing out during high tides. I have been researching how to do this for a few months now, and found a technique called mechanical concrete. Continue reading “Mechanical Concrete – Recycling Old Tires”
Diversifying Our Forest – An Update
If you read our original post about diversifying our forest, you know that a drought and the global panini ruined our hopes of planting 1,000 trees in 2020. I still managed to plant 186 trees, which will remain happily on this property when we move homesteads. Hopefully the next owner will enjoy the work we did!
And because the new property is so different, from soil to wind to temperature, the forest diversification plan needs to change. Many of the trees will be the same since we are a little limited by temperature here in our USDA Zone 4. So here is the updated plan for 1,000 trees at High Tide Homestead. Continue reading “Diversifying Our Forest – An Update”
Animal Plans On The Homestead
Since we are moving to the new cabin this summer, and the land is already partially cleared, I’ve been thinking about animals I want to add back to the homestead. We’ve had chickens, goats, rabbits and pigs out here. It won’t feel like a real homestead again until we get some animal pens together and some food growing! Continue reading “Animal Plans On The Homestead”