20 Acre Homestead Archives

Around the Homestead: 20 Acre Work in Progress

by Millie Copper | Oct 21, 2020 | 20 Acre Homestead, Around the Homestead, Homesteading

During the time I was planning and dreaming of my own small homestead, I’d scour blogs and websites looking for ideas and inspiration. When my good friend Wardee from Traditional Cooking School started her Down Home Farm Tour series, I’d anxiously await...

Heating the Off-Grid Cabin

by Millie Copper | Mar 8, 2018 | 20 Acre Homestead, Life in Wyoming, Off Grid

We’re finishing up our second winter in our off-grid cabin. Living in Wyoming we often have rapid and frequent changes between mild and cold spells. This year we seemed to have more mild days until the last couple of weeks when it was quite chilly. Last winter...

Off-Grid Living March 2017

by Millie Copper | Apr 1, 2017 | 20 Acre Homestead, Around the Homestead, Life in Wyoming, Off Grid

It’s hard to believe we’ve been living in our off-grid cabin for a year now! It’s still unfinished and there is still much to do but we’ve made some good progress and (most days) really enjoy our new lifestyle. Wood Stove Cooking Something...

Off-Grid Living April, May & June 2017

by Millie Copper | Jul 5, 2017 | 20 Acre Homestead, Around the Homestead, Life in Wyoming, Off Grid, Working From Home

Hello, Friends! What a busy few months we’ve had! It’s time to catch-up on the excitement around our place. The theme for April is kids! Cute little Dwarf Nigerian newborn kids. 3 of our does became mamas once again in April. Peanut was the first to kid....

Off Grid Living July 2017

by Millie Copper | Aug 1, 2017 | 20 Acre Homestead, Around the Homestead, Life in Wyoming, Off Grid

Hello, Friends! I hope you your July has been wonderful. We had a wonderful month at our off grid farmstead. Our grandson came to visit for about a week and half. He’s just one month younger than our son. The two of them have a wonderful time together. For the...

Building a House Together

by Millie Copper | Sep 6, 2017 | 20 Acre Homestead, Around the Homestead, Life in Wyoming

18 months. We’ve been living in and building our off-the-grid cabin for 18 months. When we were dreaming and planning for our cabin we were positive it wouldn’t take us more than a year to complete. And not just to complete the inside but to have the...