Homestead - Part 2

Six People, a Tiny Home, and a Big Dream

Have you ever considered growing a garden, raising chickens, or even moving into a tiny, off grid home? Today I will introduce you to a family of six who live in rural Maine in a 200 square foot bunkhouse camper, which they renovated to support an all-season off grid lifestyle … Read more

Seashell Cabin at Seaside Farm

by Christina Nellemann

Fans of the show, Alaska: The Last Frontier on the Discovery channel, will be happy to know that a tiny cabin is available for rent on the Seaside Farm near Homer, Alaska which is owned by Mossy Kilcher—sister of Atz Kilcher and aunt to the musician, singer and songwriter Jewel. While there are other cabins for rent on the working homestead and farm, the Seashell Cabin stands out for its simplicity and amazing views of Kachemak Bay.

Dan in Lithuania. Spring, Summer, Fall 2013

by Kent Griswold

I was able to return to my homestead on April 15th. There was still plenty of snow, but the trusty Subaru made it. Closest in the pic is the original 70 year old log house. There is not a single doorway I can walk through upright. Unfortunately, it was not … Read more

Tiny House in a Landscape

by Kent Griswold

This week’s Tiny House in a Landscape is a photo taken by Heinrick J. Oldhauser who posted it first on the Tiny House Blogs Facebook fan page. It was so neat I wanted to make it available to everyone and Heinrick gave me permission to use it in this feature. … Read more

Kevin’s Mini Homestead

by Kent Griswold

Kevin a friend of mine on facebook has been designing and building a prototype of a micro homestead with a barn and garden area, solar powered, with saw dust toilet and propane heat and a micro kitchen area. Portable and able to knock down and setup in 30 minutes using off the shelf materials skill level …easy.

I have borrowed a couple of pictures from his facebook page to share with you and he just put up a cool little video tour on Youtube that I thought you would enjoy. Kevin shows what can be done with low cost and easy to get materials.