Before You Put Down Any Infrastructure, Consider This!

[@70washington]

This is so so true, but it is a fun way to make / design a raw piece of property into something of your own, your only limit is your imagination and creativeness. Have fun with the blank canvas!

[@chrisa6682]

Wonderful series, thank you. My chicken coop is very close to my house. Everyone thought I was crazy and said it should be at the rear of the property, but I live in a zone 4 with heavy snow loads so having the coop, and the greenhouse close is a blessing when shoveling out and clearing roofs. We had over 4' of snow and blizzard conditions for 2 days this past December. Thankfully all the infrastructure is close. My road in was another matter and we were cut off for a few days but preparation makes all the difference.😊

[@holymolar]

Wow, you and BB were spot on yesterday, what caused his blueberry bushes to be scrubbed, I wonder. You're a legend but if you think poverty is rampant in the tropics you must visit Naples Fl. !

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Thanks brother. There are always exceptions and I wasn't speaking about the US.

[@holymolar]

Cool, I was just hoping to intice you to come to Naples and help me plant some"seeds" of wisdom. Keep crushing bro.

[@sjk7314]

My zone 0 is my kitchen. Food prep takes a ton of time.

[@tibo5828]

Just wondering if you are familiar with Asha Logos and his vid - A Call To Return To The land?

[@midwestribeye7820]

Loved the start of the video. Rooster crow and your laugh.

[@mikeb1960]

Great topic. I’m planning my homestead now. Want the garden where the soil is purest, probably further from neighbours and road

[@nickkitchener6155]

It's worth considering bringing the soil into the appropriate zone, depending on where you find it.

[@reidcrosby6241]

I have tried to find old books on "farm layout". They don't seem to exsist. I live in an area where 100+ year old farms are fairly common. So, I have just studied old farms (it helps I am into barn demo and lumber reuse). Proximity is important depending on your climate. Historically the well/spring was THE resource which was the farm foundation. This was especially in "pre electric" world.

[@dangoras9152]

Good information we are on the same level.. The only thing I would say is that people have to be a go getter ... I don't make a lot of money but we have built everything on our property by hand and a few dozers. It awesome taking a forest and building a homestead from scratch.. If anyone one in the us wants solar panels or raincatchment let me know I can get u solar panels cheaper than anyone else. Keep it up brother there's nothing better than off grid...

[@zenjamin6262]

Nothing but spot on advice 👌

[@cwcobo]

All very smart. Great content.

[@angelinadegelder7722]

Who designed your home? Is there a video on that?

[@briceworks3347]

Great video! As always 🦾

[@DurpVonFronz]

Im surprised you didnt do the underground building at all. Id only have the top if any of a building exposed if I had land like that so like wind and w/e wont effect it what so ever. The green houses in the ground are the kewlest things Ive seen in a long time. Build into a hill or something like that. My uncle out in Kelowna did it with one of his buildings, very awesome and the look is just next level. The 3 back walls are exposed rock so its very appealing to look at when you go inside. :)

[@offgridcurtisstone]

We have two passive solar greenhouses that are in the ground and the house is the same. So three things in the ground.

[@DurpVonFronz]

@@offgridcurtisstoneOh, Im talking like all of it with barely any exposed above ground, like you could just walk up to it and you would almost be on the top.

[@redred8328]

@@DurpVonFronz Moisture can get real tricky and if you have a ton of different structures keeping all those mold and mildew free can be a real threat to the life style (health, food, storage, structural, etc). You then have to think about how much cleaning you will have to add to your schedule. There is a lot of work for underground structures. An analysis would need to be done on risk vs reward. Certain geographical locations can get away with this more than others. New Mexico or Arizona wouldn't struggle with these issues, but then again those locations are garbage for everything else.

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Oh, like a walapini? No, that doesn't make sense in northern climates, especially when you live on bed rock.

[@nickkitchener6155]

The higher the latitude, the longer the shadows cast by the walls. Looking at Curtis' location, it's possible that the prevailing wind is deflected up and over his dwelling, so his greenhouses sit in a dead zone during high wind events.

[@mamabear1426]

Thanks Curtis. Exactly what I need. :)

[@RachelDorrington-ku9jg]

I am just at the point where I'm trying to work out where to put my Infrastructure, and this has been amazing, thank you so much, do you have any idea's on my horses stables, now I'm thinking I need to put them in zone 1 near the house but they need a large grazing area, so I'm also thinking they need to go to zone 2 or 3, I tend to the horses twice a day at least, but we also get snow here in the winter and we have had to walk 2 or 3 miles to tend to them, so any ideas, would be great, thank you 🙂

[@sjk7314]

What's the difference between your "hothouse" and your other greenhouse type buildings?

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Watch my homestead tour videos I posted in the summer.

[@fiendeng]

Daily story for the broody hen would be wicked !

[@Danielily1]

That is interesting, when you do espalier trees, you need to cut the tops of the trees to shape the trees. Just a thought.

[@shawnkalin9337]

I'd sure like an overview of the areas and some of the listings you've reviewed over the years.

[@rpoole4241]

For your house are you planning a basic build, icf, or other

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Bottom floor is ICF walkout earth berm. Top is stick framed.

[@dantheman9135]

Crush on...

[@abraxasmagistus449]

Curtis, How many acres do you have fenced in with your high fence? Thanks

[@sjk7314]

I believe it's 8 acres

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Yes 8 acres.

[@abraxasmagistus449]

@@offgridcurtisstone Thanks. Looking at larger acreage properties and trying to figure out how much space I want to fence. Have fenced 24 acres in the past, and it's lots of work for sure.

[@mumbairay]

Halesia is an awesome rare fruit tree that I just found out about

[@Sendingced]

Get into bowhunting. Seems like something you would enjoy. Silent, efficient, renewable. Intemporal life skill.

[@suewarman9287]

Does your wife like living up a mountain?

[@offgridcurtisstone]

She loves it. We're the healthiest and happiest we've ever been.

[@suewarman9287]

@@offgridcurtisstone I'm very pleased to hear that - it's *the* most important thing! It wouldn't suit everyone, and I'm sure you incorporate 'being happy to live on a homestead' as part of your examinations of properties - many people could't hack the solitude, the (possible) dangers/threats (as David D alluded to) etc...for women especially, it can be challenging. Personally, I've lived for 28 years on the side of a mountain in the French Pyrenees, and love it more every year! Appreciate your work, Curtis, well done, from a low-tech, low-income organic farmer in France...

[@rossignollibre4216]

🐓😅 🥰

[@samfish6938]

another KZbinr has water catchment ponds

[@reidcrosby6241]

"Context matters" says the man with an 8' electrified perimeter fence, 120" of snow, and "caribou, er, elk" LOL...YUP , context matters.

[@All60191]

Good copywriting in your video titles

[@All60191]

Any book or resource do you recommend my friend?

[@All60191]

First books I've read are only copywriting secrets and The 16 Word Sales Letter lol