We are Martin, Julie, Sarah, and Seth Johnson. We moved to seven acres of raw land in Northern Idaho and lived in tents for 6 months while we built our off grid cabin. Our ultimate goal is to develop a self sustaining modern homestead 100% from scratch, debt-free. We aren’t retired Silicon Valley types, or trust fund babies. We are just normal average middle class conservative folks looking for a change.
Maybe you’re like us and want a peaceful life of freedom and independence in the country.
When we lived in the city that is exactly what we dreamed of. In the city were dependent on someone else to provide us with everything we needed, like electricity, water, and food. We knew that if any one of those systems failed we would be stuck and need someone to rescue us. So, we packed up our family and moved to a 7-acre piece of raw land in North Idaho.
We’re just regular middle-class folks with very little practical experience in building, gardening, or raising animals. But, we were willing to give it a shot and couldn’t be happier with our decision. If inexperienced people like us can become debt-free and find a peaceful life of freedom and independence in the country, so can you. We’ll show you how by sharing the skills and tips needed to make the move through our inspirational videos.
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Website
https://downtoearthhomesteaders.com/
We both grew up in Northern California and had pretty normal childhoods. Before we married, I (Martin) went to college, worked in various restaurants, factories and as an HVAC/R technician. Julie went to college, studied in Argentina and worked at a daycare center.
After getting married we went to Bible school in Texas and then went into full-time ministry. We ministered in various locations, but the most relevant location to our new adventure was Indonesia where we served as missionaries for about nine years, living off-grid on the island of New Guinea for about 4 of those years. You can learn more about our time in Indonesia here.
In the 19 years that we have been married, we have lived in 2 two countries, 6 states and in over 15 different houses. Now it is time to settle down. We aren’t quitting ministry or missions, just settling down.
