Rustic Roots, Rebel Heart
Real talk and creative grit from Ken and Linda—two backyard homesteaders growing pounds of food, raising ducks, and building off-grid systems in the middle of suburbia.
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We’re Ken and Linda, tinkering, planting, preserving, and sometimes failing gloriously. Join our weekly notes for real-world tips on growing food, living off-grid, and making do with what you’ve got. No fluff—just dirt-under-the-nails honesty.
Homestead Favorites
Homestead Favorites
Do you believe in making life with your own two hands?
We do—and we’ve got the dirt under our nails to prove it. For us, the good life isn’t about moving off-grid. It’s about turning the space you do have—backyard, balcony, or borrowed plot—into something wild, useful, and deeply your own.
Hi, we’re Ken and Linda. We raise ducks, grow food, wire up solar panels, and occasionally set things on fire by accident. If you’ve ever wanted to live a little slower, scrappier, and more soulfully—you’re in the right place.
What We Grow, Build, and Tinker With
From growing greens in tight suburban spaces to wiring up solar panels and catching every drop of rain—we share real, hands-on know-how to help you live more self-sufficiently, wherever you are. These are the roots of our homestead (and the heart of our content).
Gardening
Raising Ducks
Food Preservation
Solar Power
Rain Catchment
Our Self-Published Books
These books are a little rough around the edges—just the way we like it. Written, tested, and photographed by us, they’re full of practical know-how, comfort food, and creative ways to live with less waste and more wonder. Whether you’re cooking over open flame or figuring out what to do with ten pounds of zucchini, there’s something in here for your homesteading heart.
Our Self-Published Books
Our Self-Published Books
Our Self-Published Books
Our Self-Published Books
Dispatches from the Duck Coop
These books are a little rough around the edges—just the way we like it. Written, tested, and photographed by us, they’re full of practical know-how, comfort food, and creative ways to live with less waste and more wonder. Whether you’re cooking over open flame or figuring out what to do with ten pounds of zucchini, there’s something in here for your homesteading heart.
Homestead Favorites
Do you believe in making life with your own two hands?
We do—and we’ve got the dirt under our nails to prove it. For us, the good life isn’t about moving off-grid. It’s about turning the space you do have—backyard, balcony, or borrowed plot—into something wild, useful, and deeply your own.
Hi, we’re Ken and Linda. We raise ducks, grow food, wire up solar panels, and occasionally set things on fire by accident. If you’ve ever wanted to live a little slower, scrappier, and more soulfully—you’re in the right place.
