My husband and I have been thinking that someday we'd like to build our own home. It's a bit of a dream for now, but we're hoping it will soon become a reality. We're not looking for anything fancy. In fact, the simpler it is, the better (think VERY rustic). We'd like to use a form of sustainable energy and be as off-grid as we're comfortable with. We're already quite comfortable not having a television and washing the majority, if not all, of our dishes by hand.
We've been looking into masonry heaters and I think we've decided it's our best option for heating the home as well as cooking our meals. Just think, all the cooking and baking could be done without a bit of electricity. Granted, it might be little more challenging in the summer months, however, I don't see us living in a climate where the summers get terribly hot anyway. Besides, if we had some sort of outdoor grill, we could do the majority of our cooking outdoors in the summertime, and eat an abundance of fresh vegetables from our crops.
We're desperate to get to the country. We're ready to have a place of our own and start a garden and have our own source of milk (either a cow or goat) and eggs. We're serious about all this. The next big step is figuring out where to settle down. If I had it my way, it'd be Maine, of course, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
We've been looking into masonry heaters and I think we've decided it's our best option for heating the home as well as cooking our meals. Just think, all the cooking and baking could be done without a bit of electricity. Granted, it might be little more challenging in the summer months, however, I don't see us living in a climate where the summers get terribly hot anyway. Besides, if we had some sort of outdoor grill, we could do the majority of our cooking outdoors in the summertime, and eat an abundance of fresh vegetables from our crops.
We're desperate to get to the country. We're ready to have a place of our own and start a garden and have our own source of milk (either a cow or goat) and eggs. We're serious about all this. The next big step is figuring out where to settle down. If I had it my way, it'd be Maine, of course, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Posts
