The Dream home(stead)

On this page a birds eye overview of all the seeds that I am planting in order to grow and harvest my dream live.

This post is a work in progress and will get more detailed and revised over time.

What is my dream

I want to live and do my business on a piece of land, minimum 2000 m2 but preferably much larger, where I have built a house / homestead / modern microfarm that has a negative ecological footprint and produces a surplus of energy, food and other resources to support the local economy. By sharing what I learn along the way I want to accelerate the transition to a society that is harmless to nature and people.

Below just a quick list of what I am thinking about. With time I will go into details

• land
  • minimal 2000 m2
  • south facing
  • max 30 minutes drive from Gijon and Oviedo
• house
  • hybrid design combining passive house with earhtship and homestead elements.
  • on the grid, providing renewable electricity to the grid
  • own energy storage making use of several systems
    • battery
    • (geo)thermal energy
    • pumped hydro
    • compressed air
• farm
  • greenhouse with geothermal storage
    • aquaponics
      • multiple fish species
        • edible e.g. tilapia, catfish, trout
        • ornamental e.g. koy
      • multiple crops
        • DWC
        • zipgrow
        • dutch bucket
  • organic farm (outdoor)
  • husbandry, small stuff e.g. chicken, ducks, rabbit
  • surpluses as result of circular / no waste design
    • bio gas
    • fertilizer & compost
• Eco resources
  • bamboo
  • elephant grass
  • biodiversity
• hospitality and gastronomy
  • B&B of several 2 person cabins
  • occasional, by reservation only, restaurant
  • small seasonal camping and mini festival
• clean transportation e.g. electric car