Half Pint Homestead
Follow us as we build our new homestead in the woods.
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Our Goal
To build an integrated permaculture-based homestead that utilizes local resources to build a comfortable and efficient home while preserving the natural landscape.
To do this, we will combine the following elements:
Building Techniques
Earth and Wood are going to be our main building materials. They have low embodied energy and are gentle on our planet.
Forest Fence
After waiting patiently for nearly two months to see our new home, you can imagine how excited we were as we drove down the one lane gravel road that leads to the property. Trees crowded in from all directions. Mighty oaks soared straight to the sky and small...
Plants
The plants on our homestead provide us so much: Food both for us and our lifestock, shade, building materials, medicines, and don’t forget…oxygen!!
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Livestock
We made the decision to include livestock on our homestead for meat, eggs, and milk and to close the nutrient cycle.
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Philosophy
We believe thoughts become things. Everything a person does sends ripples into the world, for good or evil. So we work hard to make our ripples good.
How We Got Here
It is a grey day in Florida. Cool mist clings with a gentle embrace to every surface. The moist air excites my naturally curly hair into a riot of untamable ringlets. Even though the natives walk about bundled up in jackets and sweaters, I sit comfortably in a tank...
Prepping
World ending events aside, there are a lot of reasons to prep. From ice storms to a war, we are working to be prepared – not forever, but for long enough.
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Contact Us
We may be out in the woods, but we’re happy to connect!