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We are continually developing our homestead, whether adding new rooms or components, or trying out new inventions to make life easier. Follow our progress and ideas here. 2>

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Hot Water Panels

January 28, 2013

We had to fix (remake) our two water heating solar panels.Read More

Barn Tank Roof

December 1, 2012

We finally got a roof on the barn’s cistern.Read More

Rocket Mass Heater

November 15, 2012

We have just finished building and installing a Rocket Mass Heater, and it works great.Read More

Heat Exchanger

November 2, 2012

One of the things we’ve been doing in the lead-up to winter is making our heating system more efficient, starting off with a new heat exchanger.Read More

Cistern’s Done

September 28, 2012

The cistern is now finished and has water in it!Read More

Cistern walls

September 14, 2012

The new cistern’s walls are up. We’re just waiting for the rain to stop, so we can put in the liner and make the roof.Read More

2nd Cistern

September 8, 2012

We have started work on a new 6,000 gallon water tank for the main house catchment system.Read More

Catching Rain

August 29, 2012

The barn now has a roof and gutters, and has caught some rain.Read More

Barn Frame

August 26, 2012

The frame of the barn is now up and welded in place. Everything is now ready for the covering.Read More