About this Event
About the Class
Dreaming of building your own homestead and embracing a life of self-reliance? Before you dive into buying that perfect plot of land, join us for a surprising look at some of the biggest reasons why going it alone might not be all it's cracked up to be. Learn from seasoned homesteaders who’ve been there, faced the unexpected challenges, and discovered a different path to off-grid living. Find out what you need to know to build a homestead that lasts—and why community might be the key to thriving!
Presenters
- Jesse Fisher is a 7th generation Texan. He's a long-term gardener and business owner and now a homesteader and staff writer for the Academy of Self-Reliance. He's the author of the ebook, “Your Matrix Exit Plan” and enjoys gardening, launching private schools and now off-grid, self-reliance communities. Happily married to Celeste Turley of Holbrook. He's the father of 5 and “Grandpa” to 5 more.
- Sarah Garlick - Caretaker of the Arizona OSR Land Co-op at Coslor Cove off-grid community. Happily married Mom of 3 and former resident of Mesa, AZ.
Our Sponsor
The Academy is an educational non-profit which is already helping families and individuals transition from a city lifestyle of competition and dependencies (for food, water, shelter, energy and sanitation) to a debt-free, rural lifestyle of self-reliance and cooperation, surrounded by like-minded neighbors.
Details
- Live meeting - Thursday, Nov. 14 at 6pm.
- Location: Red Mountain branch library, 635 North Power Road, Mesa.
- Lasts over an hour including Q&A.
- Please plan to arrive 10 minutes early, just in case you run into a snag.
- #### SEATING IS LIMITED TO 18 ####
- So, RSVP by reserving your free ticket through the EventBrite link up above.
- Children who are very interested in homesteading are welcome.
This 73 year old homesteader claims his greenhouse is only at 1/3rd capacity.
He's way into square foot gardening.
Neighbors join in a barn-raising.
Free insulation panels save homesteaders big time.
Housewarming social in an off-grid community.
Youth in an off-grid community putting on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Red Mountain Branch - Mesa Public Library, 635 North Power Road, Mesa, United States
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