So bloomin' cute! Chicken Coop
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Water Power Generator from washing machine
A step by step guide showing how to convert a smartdrive washing machine into a pelton wheel dc generator making 780 watts, the power is fed into a small battery bank & inverter - generating enough power to live off the grid. All you need is a head of water. The video maker is using water from my stream to spin the turbine.
A step by step guide showing how to convert a smartdrive washing machine into a pelton wheel dc generator making 780 watts, the power is fed into a small battery bank & inverter - generating enough power to live off the grid. All you need is a head of water. The video maker is using water from my stream to spin the turbine.
To see all that we are planning for our little place off the grid... check out my Pinterest...
Barbara Rhoads Pinterest
Lots of fun things showing up there :)
Barbara Rhoads Pinterest
Lots of fun things showing up there :)
Lizzie's Secret Garden
This will be Elizabeth's own little secret garden. She will have to share it with the boys as they get older...
Some clean up, some Irish Moss, and a bit of creativity and it will be perfect....
We are looking to create a place that looks/feels much like these:
We are excited to be able to start this next spring....
Some clean up, some Irish Moss, and a bit of creativity and it will be perfect....
We are looking to create a place that looks/feels much like these:
We are excited to be able to start this next spring....
Isaiah 32:18
Isaiah 32:18
My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest.
One of the exciting things about moving out to our little place, is that it is in a peaceful place, it is a secure home, and our rest will be undisturbed... Living as we have in recent years in a home that has downstairs neighbors who are loud, rude,unbelievers, and just awful it will be so amazing to be so far away from people. Not that our home will be empty or quiet! With 3 young children there is little chance of that except perhaps late at night!
I am expecting that there may be some days that I yearn for other people to talk to. Praise God for the Internet! When I have those moments, I will be able to log on and find folks to chat with.
Psalm 67:6
Then the land will yield its harvest, and God, our God, will bless us.
I sincerely believe that our new home is our families "harvest" from sowing seeds of opening our homes to those in need. During the time in our little 2 bedroom duplex, we have been able to provide shelter for more than 12 people for anywhere from a few nights up to 5 months. I never expected *payment* for the lodging, doing what I could to help those who needed it. It wasn't much, but it was what I could do.
Well Dear Readers--- I am still stuck here in the "city" and have much to do before we go off-grid! I pray all who read this are touched in some way!
My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest.
One of the exciting things about moving out to our little place, is that it is in a peaceful place, it is a secure home, and our rest will be undisturbed... Living as we have in recent years in a home that has downstairs neighbors who are loud, rude,unbelievers, and just awful it will be so amazing to be so far away from people. Not that our home will be empty or quiet! With 3 young children there is little chance of that except perhaps late at night!
I am expecting that there may be some days that I yearn for other people to talk to. Praise God for the Internet! When I have those moments, I will be able to log on and find folks to chat with.
Psalm 67:6
Then the land will yield its harvest, and God, our God, will bless us.
I sincerely believe that our new home is our families "harvest" from sowing seeds of opening our homes to those in need. During the time in our little 2 bedroom duplex, we have been able to provide shelter for more than 12 people for anywhere from a few nights up to 5 months. I never expected *payment* for the lodging, doing what I could to help those who needed it. It wasn't much, but it was what I could do.
Well Dear Readers--- I am still stuck here in the "city" and have much to do before we go off-grid! I pray all who read this are touched in some way!
Friday, October 12, 2012
October 12, 2012
Sometime in the next 6-10 weeks my husband and our three little ones will be starting a new chapter in our lives. We are going from living in a small city of about 17,000 to living in an extremely rural area where we are five miles from the nearest community, their population is around 70 people.
We have no access to public utilities, everything is self supported on the property. The house is 4 bedrooms, with a bathroom and laundry room. The house is going to need some paint and minor repairs that we will be doing ourselves.
The house sits on 40 acres. It is fenced and cross fenced. We have some fencing repairs to make. The barns need some minor work. There is a lot of sage brush that I want to remove- 8 acres I would like to see planted in a grass hay mix. We need a brush (or bush) hog to be able to remove all that sagebrush. I envision a self supporting vegetable garden in years to come... my daughter wants a fairy garden in the trees where her tree house is. I also want a koi pond and small yard area about the house. Oh so much to do and dream about!!!!
Weather in our new area!
Over the next few weeks I will be posting ideas and such that we have for the property. Then once we are there, I will post our progress in learning to live off grid!
We have no access to public utilities, everything is self supported on the property. The house is 4 bedrooms, with a bathroom and laundry room. The house is going to need some paint and minor repairs that we will be doing ourselves.
The house sits on 40 acres. It is fenced and cross fenced. We have some fencing repairs to make. The barns need some minor work. There is a lot of sage brush that I want to remove- 8 acres I would like to see planted in a grass hay mix. We need a brush (or bush) hog to be able to remove all that sagebrush. I envision a self supporting vegetable garden in years to come... my daughter wants a fairy garden in the trees where her tree house is. I also want a koi pond and small yard area about the house. Oh so much to do and dream about!!!!
Weather in our new area!
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | |
| Avg Min Temp (°F) | 22 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 36 | 41 | 47 | 45 | 40 | 32 | 25 | 20 | 32 |
| Avg Max Temp (°F) | 38 | 42 | 49 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 81 | 82 | 74 | 60 | 46 | 38 | 58 |
| Avg Precip (In.) | 1.51 | 1.36 | 1.53 | 1.25 | 1.69 | 1.1 | .46 | .37 | .74 | .96 | 1.46 | 1.58 | 14.01 |
Over the next few weeks I will be posting ideas and such that we have for the property. Then once we are there, I will post our progress in learning to live off grid!
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