The Beginning....

A few years ago my wife and I purchased some land in rural Virginia for a place to retire and breed Australian Shepherds. I have always been interested in building my own home and I am going to try to make it "self sustaining" and not rely on outside services like electricity, water, and other utilities. It may not be possible to completely live "off-grid" but I want to try...

I have been documenting my ideas and progress on another site, but figured it was time to allow friends to get to this site and see what I have been up to. The following post will show what I have been up to over the past few months.