by Heidi Madsen | May 16, 2017 | Off-Grid Living, The Homestead
On April 10th our apprentice Hallie picked up our seventeen day old chicks from the local farm store and got them situated with the water, food, and warming cave! Since we live off-grid with just a modest solar panel system, we aren’t able to use a typical heat...
by Heidi Madsen | Dec 18, 2016 | Off-Grid Living, The House Build
You guys, I am still in shock over what has transpired in the past few weeks… We’ve been getting by with a little 180 watt solar panel system for the last couple years (it was an upgrade from nothing!) and recently it stopped charging my batteries...
by Heidi Madsen | Nov 18, 2016 | Off-Grid Living, The House Build
Here on the home front, a small miracle is unfolding. Through the help of many hearts and hands, the walls of our house are almost completely insulated! The silver spaceship look on the front is thanks to Craigslist and some reclaimed insulation from an old elementary...
by Heidi Madsen | Oct 18, 2016 | Off-Grid Living
We had lots of amazing help today from our friends with the homeschool co-op! We gathered several loads of firewood from those big oaks we felled a few months ago. Our hearth is warm this evening! Many thanks! And we hosted our first dinner with friends since...
by Heidi Madsen | Oct 12, 2016 | Off-Grid Living, The Homestead, The House Build
It’s been a big day around here! We still don’t know if we will be able to stay in the house all winter, but we are a giant leap closer today. Jonathan spent several hours building the chimney and prepping the wood burning stove for its first fire! And our...
by Heidi Madsen | Oct 8, 2016 | Off-Grid Living, The House Build
When your 10 year old has a play date and you’re busy getting ready for winter… These girls did all the mixing for the little concrete pad where our wood burning stove will soon sit. Can’t wait to have some heat in this place! We are sleeping in our...
