I wanted to share with you our dream of a home that fully supports the Raw & Living Foods lifestyle. We own 6.35 acres of property and are going to build an amazing home where the building is not financed through a bank. Why? Because banks want you to build homes according to their criteria-via septic system, well, stick built, plywood houses....These kinds of homes are not right for the vision we have for a sustainable home. We practice composting all our waste, food & human. So a septic or lagoon are OUT of the question! Why waste all that precious water, just for the thrill of a flush?
I will post a diagram of my basic house layout. A living kitchen is the of the utmost importance to us! Anyone who is a Rawfoodist completely "gets it"! We will have a ferro-cement water catch system for all of our water needs. Paying for a costly well or dealing with the potential of ground water contamination is a big concern for us. Around here well's cost around $5-6 thousand dollars. Some are even more than $10 thousand, depending on how deep the well is drilled. All this is money that we could be using for building our home. Right now we are living in a- 40 x 45 sq foot Cabin. The original cabin was a 10 x 20 shed. Then with the help of some very loving people we were able to build a 20 x 25 add on to the front of the cabin. Using double paned sliding glass door picture windows, (we helped another couple salvage from a hotel that was replacing all their doors) we put up our share of 8 picture windows. This really opened up the view and made us feel like we were more connected with our property and nature than the feeling prior of living in a cave. But with 2 adults and 3 children, 400 sq ft is still pretty small and we are ready to move onto bigger and better things. I will include pictures of our homesteading lifestyle and will be posting video's to go with our Raw Food Revue.....please stay tuned!
Ever filled with love, light & truth
The Jakobi Family
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