Is Colorado Too Cold for Homesteading? Search for Warm Microclimates

Ranch country near Walsenburg, Colorado has fairly mild weather in comparison to most parts of the state.
Ranch country near Walsenburg, Colorado has fairly mild weather in comparison to most parts of the state.

A reader left a comment the other day about how they love Colorado but said it’s too cold to live there. That comment was the inspiration for this blog post, which is about finding relatively warm areas in a cold climate.

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Better to Buy Inferior/Degraded Land Rather than Have No Land

Most people who want to build a sustainable homestead look for the perfect piece of land with good soil for their garden. The trouble is, the most productive land is locked up in profitable farms that’s typically not for sale, or if it is for sale it costs a fortune. This blog post explains one way to solve this dilemma.

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Q&A: Choosing Land for Off-Grid Living


When buying land, natural builders are faced with one of their biggest challenges trying to decide: what area is best?, how much to spend?, what will I need?, what about codes? It helps to hear firsthand advice from people actually living off-grid like the couple in this video.

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