Living off-grid can be managed even in a small quarter acre lot. With proper planning, you can utilize your space and get maximum results from a small area. After some time it will become easier to manage and live peacefully, being able to provide for yourself without the need to pay for food or rent.
The biggest concern when initially starting out if preparing the land so it can be used to grow food. It may take anywhere from a few weeks to possibly a year to prepare the land so it can be used to grow healthy food. The largest issue here will be the physical labor it will require to accomplish this. It will be more difficult for individuals and small families to accomplish this part. A few tools and supplies will be needed. Depending on the techniques needed for the different produce you plan on growing, you may need to build things such as green houses or raised beds. I will outline techniques and plans for small gardens and even larger gardens in future posts.
Most of the properties near the four corners areas will not have running water. Some options for having water on each property are: paying the county to run water lines and pay for a monthly service to have running water. This option may be more expensive in the long run but it will guarantee a readily available source for water. A second method is to dig for a well or several wells in areas where the water table can be reached. There are tools that can be rented to dig for a well yourself, or you can hire a professional to dig a well. On average it costs around $500-$1000 to have a professional dig for a well. A final option is to create a water collection system running into water storage barrels or a large cistern. Cisterns cost anywhere from $0.25-$1.00/gallon depending on the size and cost around the same to fill. The average person will use 40,000 gallons of water per year but with water conservation techniques it can go down to around 3,000 gallons per year. Hopefully this can help you with deciding a technique for obtaining water.
With the three parts of the blueprint you can see that it is possible even for someone on the lower end of the financial spectrum to purchase and maintain their own homestead in a location that will be fruitful. A small, simple, bare bones homestead can be created for around a little under $5000. It can then slowly be improved on and have all the features you want installed over a short time. I can help with finding chap properties and guiding anyone who needs help into the resources they need to make this happen easily and smoothly. I am doing this for myself as well and will need help so, again, if you have any skills which can help, I have a few acres to spare in trade for some help. Please email me at: shamashazazelsaturn@gmail.com. Please let me know your skill sets and past experience and maybe we can work together.
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