We are currently building our future retirement homestead in the heart of the Adirondack Park!

Check out the video "Why we plan to homestead in retirement" to learn why. 

Choose a link below to learn more about our homestead land and the house build.

The original 5 year
​plan

We started with a plan and all was going according to plan until Covid and inflation.....

an earth sheltered house?

I always wanted to live in an earth sheltered house for so many reasons......

Living off grid in a tiny trailer

This wasn't exactly our plan but we are living large in a small space and making the most of it!

Homestead build from scratch

Here you can find our general build videos in order from buying the land through present!

Building on a budget

With a fixed income and inflation, well we ran into problems pretty fast and had to come up with solutions.

sustainable homestead

There are 4 basics to having a sustainable homestead. Click below to learn more and see our plans!

exploring the adirondacks

It's not all work and no play in the ADK's! Here we share some of the fun stuff to do!

Adirondack
​crafts

The Adirondacks provide plenty of natural resources for crafts and DIY household projects!