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The Tiny House · 12/09/2023

10 WAYS TO SAVE SPACE WHEN BUILDING A TINY HOUSE

I spent a lot of time figuring out ways to save space in our tiny house on wheels when I was designing it and building it, and I wanted to share them with you below! THE STORY BEHIND OUR TINY HOUSE We built our tiny house on wheels in 2016 …

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The Tiny House · 23/02/2023

HOW TO CHOOSE THE BEST TINY HOUSE INTERIOR WALLS

Welcome to part #4 of the series; how to build a tiny house yourself! In this post How To Choose The Best Tiny House Interior Walls, we'll look at different methods and material used for tiny house building as well as how we installed our final …

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The Tiny House · 02/02/2022

How To Build The Interior Of A Tiny house On Wheels

Welcome to part 4 of the series; how to build a tiny house yourself! In this post How To Build The Interior Of A Tiny House On Wheels, we will cover the interior side of things for our tiny house build, and hopefully we can help others who are trying …

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The Tiny House · 02/04/2021

How To Frame A Tiny House On Wheels

Welcome to post #3 How To Build A Tiny House On A Budget! Each post I will try my best to explain how we completed each step of our tiny house build, on a tight budget. This week I am focusing on how to frame a tiny house on wheels. Before we …

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The Tiny House · 02/03/2021

How To Build A Tiny House Floor Onto A Camper Trailer Frame

Welcome to post 2 in our series: How To Build A Tiny House Yourself. This Post will explain how to build a tiny house floor onto a camper trailer frame! Construction on our floor took a lot longer than we anticipated for our tiny house …

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The Tiny House · 01/03/2021

How To Use A Camper Trailer Frame For Your Tiny House Build

Welcome to part 1 of the series Building A Tiny House Yourself. Covering the basics on how to use a camper trailer frame for your tiny house build. Months of planning, purging, and endless hours on Pinterest have led to us finally take a huge …

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A Lovely Place Called Home

This podcast is a practical tool for your homesteading toolbelt. Each episode walks through the real numbers, systems, and decisions behind building a working homestead — not the aesthetic version, the functional one. We break down cost analyses, infrastructure planning, off-grid setups, livestock math, garden yields, land considerations, and whether an idea actually makes financial and logistical sense for your life.

If you’ve ever wondered “Could we really do this?” — this is where we run the numbers and find out. No hype. No fantasy. Just clear thinking, grounded strategy, and honest evaluation so you can build something stable, sustainable, and strong for your family.

How To Set Up Your First Raised Bed Garden & Succeed Year ONE Ep.11
byMicheon Hutchings

If you’ve been wanting to start a vegetable garden but feel overwhelmed by where to begin, what to plant, or how to make it work, this episode is for you.

In this episode, I’m walking you through exactly how to set up your first raised bed vegetable garden in a way that is simple, realistic, and built for success in your very first year.

This isn’t about building a massive garden or trying to grow everything all at once. It’s about creating a system you can actually manage, maintain, and harvest from consistently without burning out halfway through the season.

I break down the exact raised bed sizes I recommend, how many beds you should realistically start with, and how to set them up so they’re efficient and easy to work in. We talk about soil in a way that makes sense for beginners, including what matters, what doesn’t, and how to avoid wasting money on unnecessary inputs.

I also walk through what crops you should focus on in year one if your goal is success, confidence, and food on your table, not frustration and failure.

You’ll learn why most beginner gardens don’t make it past mid-summer, the common mistakes that quietly ruin momentum, and how to avoid them by simplifying your approach from the start.

This episode is built around real-life gardening, not picture-perfect plans, and is designed for busy people, families, and anyone trying to build a more self-sufficient lifestyle without overcomplicating it.

Whether you’re starting on a homestead, in a backyard, or even just a small space, this gives you a clear path forward so you can actually follow through and see results. By the end of this episode, you’ll know exactly how to start, what to focus on, and how to build a raised bed garden that works with your life, not against it, so that your first year is not just a learning experience, but a successful one!

How To Set Up Your First Raised Bed Garden & Succeed Year ONE Ep.11
How To Set Up Your First Raised Bed Garden & Succeed Year ONE Ep.11
30/04/2026
Micheon Hutchings
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