We're building a life that doesn't depend on the system. 12 projects. 4 seasons. One year to prove that your property can be your escape from the rat race.
It took us 18 months to find this place. We wanted rural enough that it didn't feel suburban, close enough to family and the coast, with a community that actually showed up.
20 acres in the Glasshouse Mountains - permaculture crops on half the farm, a sawmill, and a resident platypus in the dam.
We're showing how to find what you can afford, and what to do once you've got it.
The real math behind leaving the 9-to-5. What it costs to go self-sufficient - our actual numbers, no fluff.
How to find land that works. Regional pricing, soil, water, council regs. FIRE principles applied to buying land.
Full walkthrough of the permaculture system at peak production. What is planted, producing, and what failed.
Bottling, pickling, dehydrating, vacuum sealing. Processing summer abundance before it is gone.
Cheese, yoghurt, ginger beer, sourdough, and a wild card brandy. The science, the failures, the taste tests.
Butchering a chicken - full process from pastured meat birds to the plate. Honest and real.
Milling your own lumber. Cost of buying vs milling your own. Building for the vege garden and outdoor areas.
Chicken tractor, outdoor kitchen bench, raised beds - built from our own milled timber. Cost to buy vs DIY.
Solar and batteries. Real energy bills vs solar production. The economics of energy independence.
The dam, the tanks, the platypus. Rainwater collection, filtration, and how much water 20 acres actually needs.
Oil changes, brake pads, filters. Aimed at everyone, especially women. Yes, you can do this.
What we spent, saved, produced. What worked, what we would do differently. This lifestyle is achievable.
Making your own smoking woodchips from sawmill timber. Building a smoker, smoking meats, curing techniques.
Our sawmill. Milling our own timber for everything we build on the farm.
Chainsaws and outdoor power tools. Our sawmill would not run without them.
Home brewing made simple. Our ginger beer and experimental brews start here.
Our excavator. When 20 acres needs serious earthmoving, Kubota gets it done.