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Hi, I'm Sandrine!

I live off-grid on an olive and almond farm in Spain, with alpacas and chickens and dogs and all the things. We’ve got solar panels and water from a borehole, we aim to grow our own food and be more self-sufficient, and we also try to make more time for what’s really important in life… Come and join the sunny simple living movement!

Gardening & Growing

What to Do in the Garden in March

What to Do in the Garden in March

Gardening in March is a balancing act, making sure you get stuff done in the garden - but not too soon if there's still a danger of frost!
Starting Seeds Indoors vs Outdoors: Pros and Cons and Best Practices

Starting Seeds Indoors vs Outdoors: Pros and Cons and Best Practices

Should you start seeds in trays or containers indoors, or sowing directly ...
Finding the Sweet Spot: Picking a Location for your Vegetable Garden

Finding the Sweet Spot: Picking a Location for your Vegetable Garden

Picking the perfect location(s) for your garden is about imagining how ...
Vermicomposting: How to Use Worms to Make Compost

Vermicomposting: How to Use Worms to Make Compost

Vermicomposting means letting earth worms turn your scraps into ...

Raising Animals

Rotational Grazing: Sustainable Animal Husbandry for Almost Anyone

Rotational Grazing: Sustainable Animal Husbandry for Almost Anyone

7 Things to Consider When Building a Chicken Coop

7 Things to Consider When Building a Chicken Coop

Why Raise a Heritage Chicken Breed?

Why Raise a Heritage Chicken Breed?

What are the Best Animals for Self-Sufficiency?

What are the Best Animals for Self-Sufficiency?

Off-grid & Self-sufficient

What is Off-Grid Living, Really? What does it Mean and How does it Work?

What is Off-Grid Living, Really? What does it Mean and How does it Work?

The meaning of "off-grid living" depends on context - or on who you ask! There are different ways live off-grid, ...
5 Back-to-Basic Skills for Increased Self-Sufficiency (and Books to Get you Started!)

5 Back-to-Basic Skills for Increased Self-Sufficiency (and Books to Get you Started!)

What would life be like if we could do more ourselves, instead of buying ...
How to Be Self-Sufficient and Live Off-Grid

How to Be Self-Sufficient and Live Off-Grid

There's more than one way to be more self-reliant! We explore how to be ...
7 Steps to Moving Off-Grid and Starting a Simple Life

7 Steps to Moving Off-Grid and Starting a Simple Life

Most of the people who try moving off the grid but don't succeed, skipped ...

Simple Lifestyle & Homesteading

8 Recipes for Home-Made Winter Skincare & Protection

8 Recipes for Home-Made Winter Skincare & Protection

Olive Oil: Everything you Always Wanted to Know about Liquid Green Gold

Olive Oil: Everything you Always Wanted to Know about Liquid Green Gold

Summer Natural Health and Beauty Experiments to Feel Great Inside and Out

Summer Natural Health and Beauty Experiments to Feel Great Inside and Out

7 Natural Health & Beauty Experiments to Try This Fall

7 Natural Health & Beauty Experiments to Try This Fall

Off-grid Spain

Olive Oil: Everything you Always Wanted to Know about Liquid Green Gold

Olive Oil: Everything you Always Wanted to Know about Liquid Green Gold

Olive oil is ever growing in popularity and price - but how is it made? And what's really the difference in quality between different types of olive oil like first pressed, extra virgin, organic, etc?
Storm Filomena, January 2021

Storm Filomena, January 2021

People associate Spain with sunny beaches, sangria and tapas. Which is ...
How Safe Is It To Live Off-Grid In Spain?

How Safe Is It To Live Off-Grid In Spain?

How safe is it to live off-grid in Spain? In this video, we discuss ...
Keeping Animals in Spain: Getting Started

Keeping Animals in Spain: Getting Started

Thinking about moving off-grid and starting a farm (with animals) in ...

Our Stories

Storm Filomena, January 2021

Storm Filomena, January 2021

Tour Of Our Off-Grid House – Mas Del Encanto

Tour Of Our Off-Grid House – Mas Del Encanto

Our Story: How We Ended Up Living Off-Grid in Spain

Our Story: How We Ended Up Living Off-Grid in Spain

Harvesting Olives and Making Olive Oil – 2017 Edition

Harvesting Olives and Making Olive Oil – 2017 Edition

30 things to do before you Move Off-grid

Free checklist to avoid things falling through the cracks

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