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A Few of the Girls....
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A Few of Our Resident Ravens Who Nest in the Cliffs
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A Double Rainbow After a Rare Rain Storm
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18' x 40' Passive Solar Greenhouse
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Milk Jugs of Water = Thermal Mass for Cold Nights
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Growing Taters Above Ground (version 1.0)
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Repurposing a Satellite Dish Mount into a Solar Panel Mount
We are located above 7500 feet somewhere in the high desert of the Rocky Mountains. We left our comfortable, convenient big-city life in an attempt to create a Sanctuary from the self-destructive Matrix/Empire of modern civilization. Facing the inevitable economic, environmental, geopolitical and societal decay of industrial society, we made a conscious choice to alter our lifestyle to live in a much simpler and self-sufficient manner. This includes living off-the-grid, *hostile gardening, renewable energy heating systems, solar power and much more.
We don't always have time to make Blog or Projects postings right away. Between photo editing, content and such - well, it is sometimes hard to fit in during busy seasons. However, below is a scrolling news feed of current events. You can mouse over the news to pause the scrolling.
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Ongoing Greenhouse Project Updates
Work is almost complete on the 18' x 40' Passive Solar Greenhouse. A description and photos of the project can be found under the DIY Project page. The post will be updated as various phases are completed. Last Update October 21, 2015.
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Gardens Update July 2015
We just added a new Blog post with lots of photos of all the gardens. Go to the Blog tab and you will see the link to the new posting.
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We are looking for interns
We are looking for a man, woman or couple who want to learn everything we have and more in exchange for helping out with all that needs to be done around here. We can provide housing, vegetarian meals and perhaps more for the right people. Use the Contact Us page to further discuss this possibility.
The Blog is for posts about a little bit of everything (gardening, terrain, wildlife, small projects). You may also post questions or comments under each Blog posting.
The Projects tab contains more details and/or Do-it-yourself instructions on some of the projects on which we have worked/completed.
If you want to receive an email every time new content is added to this site, use the form below to provide your email address. We NEVER rent, sell, share, or loan your email address. We won't try to sell you something or ask for donations. This site is maintained to simply share what we have learned during this phase of our life journey.
BTW, this site is a responsive design meaning it will restructure it's layout to fit whatever size screen you are on so you can visit from any device.
*Hostile Gardening is a term we coined to describe a combination of organic gardening in a high-altitude (thinner air and shorter growing seasons with dramatic temperature variations), high desert, high winds, poor soil (dead sand) environment - with garden pests that range from chipmonks and rabbits to deer and bear.