Compost Bin
The new compost bin is finally in use. It has three 6′ x 6′ bins. The sawdust in the far bin is cover material for a composting toilet. You can learn more about making your own composting toilets at http://humanurehandbook.com/
Why We Gave Up The City Life
Why would two gainfully employed people quit their jobs in Dallas, Texas and move to rural Tennessee? By most people’s standards we are successful people living the American dream. However, after years of working in the city we became convinced that the nine-to-five corporate job, while living in the suburbs, was for us an unfulfilling,
Cabin update
We haven’t posted in a while, but that doesn’t mean that we haven’t done anything. The walls of the new room are complete, as are the windows, subfloor and the exterior siding. The new room is finally enclosed and weather proof. The driveway is now fixed thanks to Arlie Cooper and Don Robertson. Below are
Setting Homesteading Goals for 2014
Cedar posts cut and post holes dug for compost bins. Sarah and I have talked at length about all the things we want to do at our new place. I will be moving there ahead of Sarah and Ben (+ two cats) in preparation for us all to live there permanently this summer. We have
Best Homemade Toothpowder Ever!
In order to make sure our new homestead’s greywater system doesn’t pollute our land we decided to make our own toothpaste. It is nearly impossible to find toothpaste in rural Tennessee that doesn’t contain fluoride. If you’re not familiar with the problems associated with putting an industrial waste such as fluoride in your body you
Our Favorite Cookbook
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-china-study-cookbook-phd-leanne-campbell/1114264823?ean=9781937856755 About two and half years ago, Loren and I significantly changed our diets to cut out most meat and include more vegetarian recipes. We were having loads of kitchen fun cooking up delicious and seemingly more nutritious recipes… but it turns out that substituting chunks of cheese and cups of creamy sauces for the
Homemade Bar Soap
We will be setting up a greywater system to recycle our used shower and washing machine water. We want to make sure that whatever goes down the drain and into our plants and trees will not harm them. The best way for us to know what is going down the drain is to make our
We Purchased Our Property
On October 29th, 2013 we made the leap and purchased 9.7 wooded acres in Sardis, TN. It has a small cabin that will become our temporary home while we build our permanent house. Sardis is a quiet town of less than 500 people in Western Tennessee. This blog will document our adventures as two former