This video recaps our log cabin project accomplishments in 2022 and outlines our plans for 2023. We are constructing a tiny log cabin from scratch using hand tools and materials sourced from our land.

When my husband inherited rural land, we moved from the Northeast to live off-grid in West Virginia. Our experience has been challenging: I felt lonely at first, and our home requires a lot of upkeep.

My now-husband Scott and I fell in love while hiking the Appalachian Trail in college — and then spent the next few years fantasizing about a rural, nature-filled, off-grid lifestyle. When we finished ...