As a fellow homesteader/self-sufficient wannabe, Kris’ tour of his smallholding that he created from basically nothing for very little money is absolutely astounding. He’s planted 2,500 trees, built a solar array and hydroelectric plant, crafted his own cordwood home as well as a huge workshop, greenhouse, and multiple outbuildings all using — primarily — materials from his land, hand tools, and reclaimed items!
His cordwood home which he started with cost him about $3,000 and took about a year to build since he was traveling to and from London to create it. Once he had a place to live, he took on all the other projects and has accomplished more in five years than many of us will in a lifetime! Incredible. Enjoy every minute of the video tour below.
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His Cordwood Home & DIY Hydroelectric Plant
Images via Kris Harbour Natural Building
He does all his cooking either over the wood-burning stove or in his electric oven (powered by solar or hydro)
Images via Kris Harbour Natural Building
The house is cordwood, with a living roof
Images via Kris Harbour Natural Building
Look at this roof! It all rests on that oak tree.
Images via Kris Harbour Natural Building
About 50% of their own food is grown on their property.
Images via Kris Harbour Natural Building
VIDEO: 5 Years Living Off Grid
Highlights
- Kris transformed his smallholding from scratch using minimal funds and mostly reclaimed materials.
- He planted 2,500 trees and built a solar array and hydroelectric plant.
- His cordwood home, built for about $3,000 over a year, features a unique living roof.
- Kris constructed a large workshop, greenhouse, and multiple outbuildings using resources from his land.
- He achieves self-sufficiency with 50% of his food grown on-site.
- Cooking is done over a wood-burning stove or an electric oven powered by solar or hydroelectric energy.
- Kris’ accomplishments in just five years highlight the potential for sustainable, off-grid living.
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I’ve seen his videos on YouTube. This guy is amazing!
Seriously he is such an inspiration!
Wow! He’s living my dream. Currently looking for land to do something similar. Congrats to him for such an accomplishment.
I’ve commented on this house on another channel. I LOVE this! It is so spacious and cozy. I could live in this house forever. I live on a canal fed by an ocean and I WISH I could get my garden to look as lovely as his!
This guy is brilliant! I love everything about his place!
Me too!
Absolutely amazing what he has accomplished in such a short time. Just shows what ingenuity, you tube and determination can do. Great job.
Exactly! He has done more in five years than I have in my whole life haha!
He is an amazing young man, and if he had the time, he could offer us ‘dinosaurs’ some instruction on how to live as he does. Some schools might offer a class here and there on sustainable living, but he has the ‘proof ‘ that it can be done , and it works!!!!
Beautifully said, Yvonne! It’s so inspiring to see young people like him living proof that sustainable living works in real life. Love your idea about schools offering classes on this — hands-on examples like his make all the difference!