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13 Years Living Off the Land - Man Shares REAL Homestead Experience

Peter from TreeEater Farm & Nursery ( in BC shares the challenges and lessons learned from his experience earning a living off the land for 13 years with his partner Magdalene.

Peter moved to a piece of land in British Columbia's Gulf Islands as an idealistic 22-year old who wanted to save the world and reduce his environmental footprint by growing his own food, building his own shelter, and producing his own fibres for clothes. Magdalene joined him a few years later.

To make this homesteading project financially viable, the couple has had to experiment with different revenue streams, including community supported agriculture (CSA) vegetable box programs, hand forged tools, meat animals, dairy cows, and selling fruit and nut trees, as well as plenty of off-farm work as well.

After a steep and labour-intensive learning curve, Peter has realized that living off the land can be very expensive, that it can be difficult to earn an income from agricultural products — especially if your land isn't situated in an area with a market for your product nearby, and that living off the land requires a lot of infrastructure & maintenance — all of which costs time and money. And they aren't even trying to be off grid.

It was refreshing to get such an honest look behind the scenes of what appears to be a utopian lifestyle: living in a hand built timber frame home with a cozy wood stove, and eating fruit and nuts from your own island orchard's trees, and to know there's quite a big financial and physical struggle to make it all happen.

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Homestead, Florida | Traveling Robert

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We spend a weekend at the gateway to the Florida Keys, Homestead and Florida City. We visit the main landmarks and tourist attractions, historic downtown, the Alligator Farm, Robert is Here, Knaus Berry Farm (well not really), Schnebly Winery, Miami Brewing Company, Alabama Jack's (we sort of), Gilbert's Resort in Key Largo, and the most famous local tourist attraction, The Coral Castle.

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How To Claim FREE LAND In America!

Jon discusses the United States Homestead Act, and the remaining places in America where you can still claim free land/.. unfortunately though, there is a catch.

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Going OFF GRID Can I Legally?

Starting a discussion in the OFF GRID topic... I I wanted to go OFF GRID, could I legally? Pt 1 of ???

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The Reality of LIVING in the ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE ????????

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Our Homestead World Colaboration

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Top 9 States - Best State For Off Grid Living

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What are the best states for off grid living? What key aspect is most important to you? What should we think about when selecting a state to live off the grid? Is your favorite state on the list?

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What do you think is the very best state for off grid living? How do we decide?

We should define what living off grid means. For me, the most basic of definitions and probably the most widely accepted definition is living without relying on public utilities. That’s pretty much it.

What does living off grid mean to you?

How do we decide what’s the best state to live off grid? A lot of, best place to live off grid lists, focus on the weather. I’d like to live in Hawaii for sure, the best weather ever, but it’s a pretty darn expensive state to live in and most of us folks just aren’t going to be able to swing it. Cross Hawaii off my list. Yes, weather is important, Sun for solar and a steady predictable wind too. Good weather means different things. For a garden a long growing season, but if you like fall and winter activities you might want cooler weather.

I’m looking at things like low land prices. Low property and other taxes. Overall cost of living, we have to be able to afford to live there in the first place. Then things like the quality of the land, crime rates, and friendly off grid laws and regulations. You might be interested in schools or homeschooling if you have young children.

What are the best states for off grid living using this set of basic criteria? We crossed Hawaii off the list. Let’s cross the other elephant in the room off the list too, Alaska. Most of us just aren’t going to be able to move there. Sure, it's a great off grid state, but it's harsh out there and what are the chances any of us can live that remote and that off grid?

Now we are down to the 48 states.

If you like the northern part of the country, I would say Montana, Maine, and Vermont are the three best options. These states have a lot of natural resources. Montana pretty much lets you do what you want, few restrictions, but it does lean toward the more expensive side of things. Maine and Vermont, in New England, have rather short growing seasons, especially, north and inland away from the expensive coastal areas. But they have plenty of all things one might need for off grid living.

If you like the northwest, you might consider Washington or Oregon. I’m not particularly fond of the mindset out there, civil liberties, and the regulations. Lots of strict building rules and regulations. But they might be a good off grid option if you want to be in that area. You will be looking well inland away from the coast, the Eastern parts for less populated and less strict living.

In the middle of the country, which is the place I think is the best of all worlds, two awesome states for off grid living are Missouri and Tennessee. Friendly to off grid living, low taxes, few regulations regarding what you can do with your property and civil liberties. Pretty good growing season and plenty of natural resources. The best of all worlds, if you ask me, pretty much everything. The only downside is making sure you are aware of and prepared for tornadoes and flooding.

In the south, states like Arizona and Texas come to mind. When you get away from the populated cities there are very few regulations. Costs are favorable which is great for us budget minded people. You are going to want to be careful to stay out of the desert areas. There are few natural resources and water in particular will be a challenge. Plenty of Sunshine for solar.

When you are looking for your forever self sufficient off grid home, do your research and carefully select the state where you want to live. This is a list of nine states, each a little bit different depending on what you want, what is most important to you? Is a garden important? Are chickens important? How do you want to spend your time? And how do you want to spend your money?

Ask yourself, if I live off grid, by whatever definition this means to you, will you be happy? It’s all about you living your self-sufficient life dreams, living happy fun loving and carefree.

Live life doing it yourself off grid.


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Growing food with zero heating in Massachusetts' winter

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