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Hello. We're Shiva and Kala. Welcome to our occasionally updated blog! On here we'd like to share a bit about ourselves and our adventures in homesteading. We've moved to North Carolina and very busy rearranging our lives to live off the land. We're still rather new to homesteading, but eager to learn and share what we are learning. These are strange times we are living in, but we believe they hold plenty of promise along with the peril. If you are new to our blog, we recommend reading the article Preparing for Change for a good introduction to what this is all about. -
Kala has recently been diagnosed with stage 3 endometrial cancer. We are pursuing alternative cancer therapies with an experienced Naturopath. She is doing really well and we are very confident that she will have a full recovery. We are currently accepting donations to help defray the cost of her treatment which is not covered by insurance. If you would like to donate just click the button below. It is much appreciated!
Category Archives: Homesteading
Fall Has Arrived
Well Fall is here….several days it’s been in the 50′s and low 60′s and us without our woodstove installed!! Brrr! I am going to be putting it in this week and looking forward to it. Last week I went to … Continue reading
Update
It’s been awhile since I have posted…we have made our big move to the land!! I moved our yurt down from New Hampshire..it was quite a deal…..I have been very very busy setting up basic things on our land as … Continue reading
Think Different The Cool Box!
A cold water powered refrigerator? Yes! I have been thinking about ways in which we can live on solar/hydro/wind power….one of the important component in getting “off the grid” is to lower power consumption dramatically. Unless you can afford a … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Frugal Livng, Homesteading
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Weaving Community Connections, Mushrooms and Rope!
This past weekend we took a short trip over to our local ecovillage. We spent a wonderful day with community and learned more skills that will help us on our homesteadin’ path. First, along with about fifteen others, we helped … Continue reading
Posted in Frugal Livng, Going Local, Homesteading
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Powertools!
A friend was visiting the area and had his chainsaw with him. We agreed to do a work exchange and he helped me in clearing out some of the trees to make room for our yurt which we will be … Continue reading
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Moved to North Carolina!
Well it has been far too long since this site was updated, but I’m going to make a go of it in trying to keep it more updated. We’ve moved to a small town near Asheville, NC and really digging … Continue reading
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Living Rent and Mortgage Free
I was fortunate enough to spend 8 of the last 10 years not having to pay rent or mortgage as I lived with my (then) partner in her grandmothers house in a downstairs apartment. A couple of years ago I … Continue reading
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Compost is the Most!
“Divine am I inside and out, and I make holy whatever I touch” Walt Whitman, Song of Myself I come from a family of flush toilet users. Here in America, this is not much of an admission or surprise. But … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Homesteading
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