Frugal Off Grid Arizona High Desert Blog

This Was Dirt Just Two Weeks Ago: Building Soil in the High Desert

This Was Dirt Just Two Weeks Ago: Building Soil...

Just a couple of weeks ago, this field was mostly bare dirt. I went out, spread seed across the ground, raked it in, and waited to see what would happen....

This Was Dirt Just Two Weeks Ago: Building Soil...

Just a couple of weeks ago, this field was mostly bare dirt. I went out, spread seed across the ground, raked it in, and waited to see what would happen....

Blue Grama Wins: The Best High Desert Cover Crop I've Found

Blue Grama Wins: The Best High Desert Cover Cro...

For the past six years, I have been experimenting with different plants and grasses to see what will actually grow on my high desert homestead without constant watering. I have...

Blue Grama Wins: The Best High Desert Cover Cro...

For the past six years, I have been experimenting with different plants and grasses to see what will actually grow on my high desert homestead without constant watering. I have...

What people are saying about Navajo County Arizona for Off Grid Living

What people are saying about Navajo County Ariz...

Navajo County, Arizona comes up often in conversations about affordable rural land, off-grid living, and homesteading. It has large rural areas, relatively inexpensive land in some locations, and an established...

What people are saying about Navajo County Ariz...

Navajo County, Arizona comes up often in conversations about affordable rural land, off-grid living, and homesteading. It has large rural areas, relatively inexpensive land in some locations, and an established...

My Off Grid Homestead is finally coming together.

After six years off grid, the homestead is starting to feel less like a collection of individual projects and more like one connected place. Some of that progress is easy...

My Off Grid Homestead is finally coming together.

After six years off grid, the homestead is starting to feel less like a collection of individual projects and more like one connected place. Some of that progress is easy...

DIY Farm Tool Chassis for Grader and Farm Equipment

DIY Farm Tool Chassis for Grader and Farm Equip...

Most small farm tools are built as separate pieces of equipment. A grader has its own frame. A soil ripper has another frame. A drag or rake needs another hitch,...

DIY Farm Tool Chassis for Grader and Farm Equip...

Most small farm tools are built as separate pieces of equipment. A grader has its own frame. A soil ripper has another frame. A drag or rake needs another hitch,...

Frugal Off Grid Homestead complete overview of shelter, water food, power and income

How My Off-Grid Homestead Actually Works

An off-grid homestead works best when shelter, water, food, power, and income are treated as connected systems. In this video, I give a complete overview of the practical systems I...

How My Off-Grid Homestead Actually Works

An off-grid homestead works best when shelter, water, food, power, and income are treated as connected systems. In this video, I give a complete overview of the practical systems I...