Living off the grid is gaining popularity as people seek a way to live independently amid rising costs and uncertain futures. Read on to explore the benefits and challenges of living this lifestyle. What is Off the Grid Living? Living off the grid involves disconnecting from public utilities such as electricity, water, and sewage, and […] The post Off the Grid: Exploring the Lifestyle appeared first on High Tide Homestead ..read more

Welcome to the unique and inspiring world of off-grid homeschooling. For families like ours, homeschooling isn’t just an educational choice; it’s a full-fledged lifestyle. Let’s explore the realities of educating children off the road system and off the grid in Alaska.   The Challenges of Off-Grid Homeschooling Firstly, embracing the off-grid life means welcoming a host […] The post Off the Grid and Into Learning: Navigating Homeschooling appeared first on High Tide Homestead ..read more

Harnessing solar power in the Land of the Midnight Sun Despite the common misconception that Alaska suffers from an eternal winter, when averaged over the year Alaska gets 10-17 minutes of sunlight more each day than other states. And our summers are graced with nearly endless daylight. That means alternative energy in the form of […] The post Alternative Energy Solutions For Alaskan Off Grid Homesteads appeared first on High Tide Homestead ..read more

For the first time since I started writing this blog, I think we completed all of our goals from the last year! Our goals included getting a greenhouse up and a garden going, getting ducks, and finishing setting up our solar! You can even watch us building the greenhouse on Life Below Zero: Next Generation! […] The post Goals For 2024 appeared first on High Tide Homestead ..read more

ASMR stands for autonomous sensory meridian response.  It’s the tingly, goosebump feelings you get when listening to really good music. And lots of other sounds can cause the same feeling. If you like to listen to waves crashing and snow falling then I have the perfect YouTube playlist for you! It’s packed full of previous […] The post Off-Grid ASMR appeared first on High Tide Homestead ..read more

Can you believe it? Kyle has driven the ALCAN for the third time now! I blogged about his previous adventures on the ALCAN and how he prepared for the drive here: How To Prep For Driving The ALCAN. There is tons of information in that post if you are planning on traveling on a similar […] The post Traveling The ALCAN – Again! appeared first on High Tide Homestead ..read more

If you’ve been around for a minute you will recognize the subject, and that’s because without water there is no life! From one of my first posts on filtering creek water to the running water setup we had at our first Alaskan cabin, and even how you might get water where ever your off-grid dreams take […] The post How We Get Water Off Grid – 2023 appeared first on High Tide Homestead ..read more

I’m slowly moving our “mini blogs” over from our social media channels since there have been a lot more small updates there that have been missed on the blog. I want our entire adventure saved in one place, so keep an eye out as we go back to how this all started! June 3, 2016 […] The post June 2016 – Mini Blogs From Social Media appeared first on High Tide Homestead ..read more

I’m slowly moving our “mini blogs” over from our social media channels since there have been a lot more small updates there, and larger updates on the blog. I want our entire adventure saved in one place, so keep an eye out as we go back to how this all started! May 2, 2016 Hello […] The post May 2016 – Mini Blogs From Social Media appeared first on High Tide Homestead ..read more

Alaska is known as the land abundance for a reason. Even though we live on the edge of USDA zones 3/4, I can’t step outside without being surrounded by food. In fact, when we were first researching our move Kyle and I joked that there was no way to starve out here as long as […] The post Abundance For The Table – Foraging appeared first on High Tide Homestead ..read more