From the Canadian Shield
Follow our journey as we build a cabin on the ancient granite of the Canadian Shield, harness the northern sun for energy, and learn to live gently in this extraordinary Ontario wilderness.
Stories, updates, and lessons learned from the land
Shortly after we bought the land, we started taking stock of everything that needed fixing, clearing, widening or general needed to be changed. Near the top of the list was the driveway.
Calling it a driveway feels a bit weird — it was more of a long...
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The search for land didn’t begin with any grand plan. It began on a quiet evening, both of us scrolling through listings from different cities - texting each other “what if we bought a forest?”.
Each property looked promising in its own way—some had...
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The cabin is the heart of our project. It's where we'll live, work, and play. We're looking to live more sustainably and self-sufficiently in the northern woods.
Off-grid and making it work. We're learning what it takes to live without the grid, and how to make the most of the resources we have - in a harsh northern climate.
Nearly twenty acres of mixed forest to tend, protect, and learn from. White pine and red oak, granite outcrops and wetlands—we're students of this land, not its owners.