In the Mother Earth News article by John Ivanko, he talks about 9 strategies for self-sufficient living and I have been doing a series on looking at each of those strategies a little more closely. Here are the strategies and links to the two that I have already gone over: Be Frugal Think Long Term […] Read More

Mother Earth News posted a great article on 9 Strategies for Self-Sufficient Living and I am going to make a series out of them. Here are the strategies they suggest: Be Frugal Think Long-Term and Stay Put – discussion below! Get Back to Basics Cultivate your Relationship Change with the Seasons Create a Homestead Eliminate […] Read More

When we started researching solar power we started seeing a lot of information on micro-inverters and central inverters. When it came time for estimates two of the companies used micro-inverters and the third used a central inverter. Ultimately we decided to go with micro-inverters, but you may choose to use a central one. Here is […] Read More

One of the first things we did when we purchased this house was start our energy saving projects. A lot of homesteading is about getting those outgoing expenses to a minimum and who wants to pay more for something when you can get the same thing for much less! My first full electric bill in […] Read More

I recently posted the three estimates we received when considering adding solar power to our home. The third company primarily sold solar leases, which is viewed as a cheaper way to switch to solar power. I was excited to learn how the solar power lease works and I would love to let you know what […] Read More