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Is Colorado Too Cold for Homesteading? Search for Warm Microclimates

Natural Building Blog Posted on March 22, 2017 by Kelly HartMarch 22, 2017

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged back to the land, buying rural land, ecofriendly, homesteading, natural building, off grid, relocating, rural land, sustainable living | 2 Replies

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

Natural Building Blog Posted on September 1, 2016 by Kelly HartSeptember 1, 2016

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, … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscaping | Tagged affordable land, buying rural land, degraded land, gardening, homestead land, low cost, organic gardening, permaculture, restoring degraded land, rurual land | 4 Replies

Q&A: Choosing Land for Off-Grid Living

Natural Building Blog Posted on August 4, 2016 by Kelly HartAugust 5, 2016

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged affordable land, buying farmland, buying rural land, country living, homesteading, low cost land, natural building, permaculture, rural living, sustainable | 4 Replies

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