The Life Stylist 623. Soil, Sovereignty, & Sacred Self-Reliance: Accelerate Your Homesteading Journey w/ Curtis Stone
Sep 9, 2025
Curtis Stone, a small-farm educator and author, shares his journey from punk-rock musician to homesteader in British Columbia. He emphasizes the importance of community and effective fencing for successful off-grid living. Curtis discusses challenges like land ownership intricacies and the need for practical skills in pest control and livestock management. His insights on integrating technology with sustainable practices and navigating the emotional aspects of rural living offer listeners invaluable guidance for their own homesteading journeys.
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From Punk Rock To Off-Grid Farming
- Curtis Stone left city life after a 2008 freezing rainstorm exposed supply fragility and rode his bike to learn farming on the West Coast.
- He built urban farming success over years and parlayed that skillset into an off-grid 40-acre homestead.
Define Context Before Hunting Land
- Before you search, clarify your lifestyle, negotiables, and non-negotiables with partners to shape property choices.
- Use the 11 scales of permanence to evaluate climate, landform, water, soil and socioeconomics in that order.
Eliminate Properties By Threats First
- Immediately identify threats like flood zones, nearby industry smells, airports, cell towers, and FEMA risk to eliminate bad properties.
- Don't waste time on listings with clear deal-breaking threats you can't mitigate cheaply.
