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Frugal Off Grid Ultimate Homesteading Failure

This is my all time biggest failure since I moved off the grid nearly three years ago to start my frugal and sustainable homestead.  The last few weeks I have...

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Frugal Off Grid Ultimate Homesteading Failure

This is my all time biggest failure since I moved off the grid nearly three years ago to start my frugal and sustainable homestead.  The last few weeks I have...

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Cheap solar powered aquaponics system in the high desert of Arizona

Cheap solar powered aquaponics system in the hi...

      My frugal solar powered aquaponics system is built with frugality and sustainability in mind. I moved off grid to the high desert of Arizona almost three years...

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Cheap solar powered aquaponics system in the hi...

      My frugal solar powered aquaponics system is built with frugality and sustainability in mind. I moved off grid to the high desert of Arizona almost three years...

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Yesterday was nuts!

Yesterday was nuts!

Yesterday morning I checked the satellite images and it looked like my area would be pretty clears. I could see there was a bit of a storm south of me...

Yesterday was nuts!

Yesterday morning I checked the satellite images and it looked like my area would be pretty clears. I could see there was a bit of a storm south of me...

Huge compost piles from my little high desert homestead

My all time greatest video ever!

Any time now, the greatest video I have ever made will be live, right here. You won't want to close your browser until you see this!  For a limited time,...

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My all time greatest video ever!

Any time now, the greatest video I have ever made will be live, right here. You won't want to close your browser until you see this!  For a limited time,...

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how to find and buy cheap land with financing for off grid homesteading

Build your own oasis, homesteading the southwest.

One of the questions I get asked most is, how to find and buy land.  If you can afford to pay in full for property I suggest using Google to...

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Build your own oasis, homesteading the southwest.

One of the questions I get asked most is, how to find and buy land.  If you can afford to pay in full for property I suggest using Google to...

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What I did on my homestead while it was zero fahrenheit

What I did on my homestead while it was zero fa...

This morning the temperature dropped as low as 0° F. I was planning on completing my Berkey style water filter build today but it was just so cold.  I had...

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What I did on my homestead while it was zero fa...

This morning the temperature dropped as low as 0° F. I was planning on completing my Berkey style water filter build today but it was just so cold.  I had...

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