I live off grid, and solo, on 17 acres in western NC in the Blue Ridge. Got mine in 2014 or so. Looking forward to swapping some tales. Welcome to steemit! I like to follow people all over the world, of all different ages. I read introduction posts and follow people who seem legit and real! You totally seem interesting! Following you to learn more about the world you live in and how you see it from your local perspective! I hope you will check out my posts too now and then!- @sircork
Cool, good to know you are off grid. We just bought some land last week to get setup.
And so it begins for you! Good luck!
I am in Blue Ridge also! North Georgia. We've only got a little over 5 acres so far, but gotta start somewhere!! You are living my dream :)
The "dream" has it's pros and cons, and ups and downs :) Good luck! Thanks for reading!
Thank you for finding me! I am real. We are new. And we've made a few mistakes already! Haha
I saw one popular guy, I guess he takes a pic of himself every post or something? I read about that sort of thing in the guide deal and thought it was really interesting. Never heard of doing that before.
Funny, my husband is an IT guy also! I can't wait to go check out your posts! Probably tomorrow tough. I really should sleep but... well, this is new! Ha
Thanks for stopping by!
Have fun, rest eventually!
Uh, you too, man! Don't use all your power for the middle of the night over there on the other side of the US!
Only a homesteader would say that LOL Actually, I also own a two story office building on the main street of my town. I work here pretty much 24 hours a day, with trips home and naps at either place, its only 4 miles from my land.
Ps. I just noticed that my reply to you said "I am earl". Please don't call me ear, haha I've edited to what it was supposed to say REAL. Hahaha SEE, sleep. Night!!
Changed the earl in your post, just don't forget to change the earl in your truck too! Night!
Hahah! Well that's good it's nice and close. I was gonna ask a bunch of questions about what you've got going on your homestead and how you make time for it, but I should just head over to yours and check it out before I'm redundant! :)
We'll get there all in good time!
Sleep, but...?
Yeah, goodnight!
More proof that I'm real...
I have made a huge mistake and fat finger pasted over and deleted my super special password for this account. :( And no, unfortunately my browser did not save the password.
If you are still interested in following my mishaps... please head to @farmstead.
Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by and comment. I apologize for being a super lame newb and making such a fatal error. I hope at some point I can delete this account or something.
PS. Did you know you could shake your iPhone to undo in the notes app? I didn't, until it was too late. RIP
Scratching my head how you managed to post from the old account about the error and the new account? lol - and no, I won't use apple product, so I couldn't have told you how that worked in the slightest hehe. I'm an anti-apple anti-fanboi and have been since the 80s. At least I am consistent. I'll come follow your new tag now :)
You can still sign in with your posting key thing. The first one in your wallet. But without the master super special key that they TELL YOU NOT TO DAMN WELL LOSE... you can't transfer monies or anything. As is my understanding anyway... Search for some lost password posts. Golly... can't sign in to see the master pass thing without the super special pass. Thank you for hopping over!
Don't worry. I work in tech - I saved mine 57 ways the first day :)
Followed!!!!!!!! Love your bio that pops up on your profile
See how easy this is? :D I've followed you right on back! Thanks for the compliment!
I will be heading to 2 events this week at the local ARC club / HAM radio stuff, this may interest you or find one in your area.
The field day is coming up in a few days and this week is the BBQ -- so many offgrid radios which I guess are kinda grid if you think about it.
http://www.nsarc.ca/
Thanks for letting me know. I have friends very into HAM, I was always just an internet guy myself. I would probably dig packet radio, if that is still a "thing" but in general, I can't afford another expensive hobby :) I already have pets, livestock, farming, offgrid gear, guns, cars, motorcycles, drag racing, skydiving and computer tech fetishes as it is to blow too much money on!
U haz the chickenz?????
LOL
I did... until coyotes also haz been hadz...
Coyotes took out my entire flock in one day while I was away at work in another city all day.
I also had goats, two horses and a mule, but I've since sold them as well. Well not the mule. Sadly she escaped a pasture fence and was killed overnight by a truck that hit her in the dark. She was in someone else's pasture and it wasn't my fence. I sold the goats after Oliva had two still born twins I had to bury on christmas eve of 2015. Disheartend by that, I sold them to someone better equipped for goats than me, and she has had two happy successful birthings since, making 4 more babies that are doing great on their new farm. I have had great luck with gardens and miserable luck with livestock.
These were my goats and chickens...
Aw shoot, that is some sad luck and stories but you have learned so much and it is nice to see that, and that your goat has had some good luck since too!!!!
Thanks for sharing that.
yeah, farming can be sad business. :(
Octavious does not care for the camera either like Olivia -- worse with food not around like you said hahahaha!
LOL
How did the coyotes get in that pen? Was the power for the fence down or?
Coyotes don't give a damn. They make honeybadger look like a pansy.
It is this easy LOL