Old Fashioned On Purpose

S14 E14: How to Live Off-Grid in a Tiny Cabin

April 08, 2024 Jill Winger
Old Fashioned On Purpose
S14 E14: How to Live Off-Grid in a Tiny Cabin
Show Notes

Note: Due to privacy reasons, Reesa has deleted her website.

Even though I live ON-grid with electricity and running water, sometimes I day-dream about what it'd be like to live completely off-grid in a tiny cabin. And today's guest does exactly that! 

This conversation with Reesa of Morning Star Mama is packed-full of creative strategies and tactics for DIY-ing a small home and living off-grid. I love Reesa's out-of-the-box approach and I know you will too!

Podcast Episode Highlights

  • What inspired Reesa in her off-grid lifestyle
  • How she started her off-grid life
  • Details on lighting, electric, sheet rock, heating, etc.
  • Off-grid water details
  • Talking about composting toilets
  • Why off-grid doesn't need to mean inconvenient 
  • Looking at refrigeration for food
  • Details on cooking
  • Hardest part of being off-grid
  • Raising kids on an off-grid homestead
  • Advice for someone wanting to go off-grid

Podcast Episode Resources and Links Mentioned


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Our Wyoming-raised, grass-finished beef: http://genuinebeefco.com

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