Home Jobs Category Arrives
I am excited to announce an expansion of the site; the
Home Jobs category has been created to host new content that will be posted
later this week. The need for money is hard to excape, hopefully these opportunities
to start a home business and work from home will let you break away from that dreaded
9 to 5 job. |
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Welcome to Life Unplugged, your guide to living off grid with alternative energy
on the modern homestead. It is not necessary to give up all modern conveniences
to reduce your carbon footprint when you utilize alternative energy and green building
techniques. Passive solar design coupled with straw bale, cob, cordwood, or earthbag
construction can yield an efficient, comfortable, and green built structure for
your homestead. Solar panels and wind turbines are tried and true forms of alternative
energy, but new technologies such as geothermal, micro hydro, and bio-diesel offer
additional flexibility to power your off grid homestead. Explore our collection
of articles covering new and old technologies that are sure to be of use in your
modern homesteading adventure. |
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Inexpensive, Owner Built Cob Homes
 Earth is one of the oldest and most plentiful
building materials known to man. Why purchase a different material and pay
to have it transported when suitable earth is almost always close at hand. Combine clay
soil, straw, sand, and water to make cob. A natural sustainable building product
that is easy on the environment and your wallet. |
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Make Lump Charcoal at Home
 Many modern homesteaders consider it important
to become as self sufficient as possible and reduce cash expenses, so why not make
your own lump charcoal at home? Turn lumber scraps, logs, and small branches
into lump charcoal that can be used in your barbeque or as a low smoke alternative
energy source in your fireplace or wood stove. |
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Learn How to Brew Mead from Honey
If you would like to add an alcoholic beverage to the list of items you produce
on your sustainable homestead, consider brewing mead. Mead is a great beverage
for the beginning brewer because it requires little specialized equipment and it
only needs three commonly available ingredients; water, honey, and yeast.
Best of all, it may give you an excuse to start keeping bees!
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Homesteading is hard work whether you are collecting eggs from the chickens,
feeding the livestock, or tending the garden. Growing organic produce
can be an adjustment for those used to using chemical pesticides, herbicides, and
fertilizer but I wouldn’t say that organic gardening is more difficult. Composting
your kitchen scraps, livestock manure, leaves, and lawn clippings takes time but
not labor to produce free nutrient rich compost for your homestead’s garden. Mulching
with your compost fertilizes the soil and aids in water retention which reduces
labor requirements and conserves water. Who knows what hormones are injected into
the animals that provide our eggs, beef, chicken, and pork. Save money and enjoy
fresh nutritious meat and eggs by raising your own livestock and poultry on your
homestead. Learn more about raising livestock and organic gardening on Life Unplugged,
your source for all things on the environmentally responsible modern homestead. |
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Start a Garden Nursery in Your Backyard
 Keeping a little money in the bank account
is difficult once you make the decision to give up the nine to five job and move
to your off grid homestead. Consider starting a small garden nursery in your
backyard to generate some extra income. All you need is a green thumb since
start up cash and growing space requirements are minimal. Best of all, you
will save money in the spring if you start your garden plants from seed.
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If you are currently living off grid or on a modern homestead, please share
your experience with our readers. While we are currently unable to
pay for homesteading articles, we would be glad to include a link to your personal
website or blog from each published article. Desired topics include homesteading,
living off grid, alternative energy, organic gardening, and green building methods.
Contact webmaster@lifeunplugged.net if you are interested. |
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