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    Articles by Jaymi Goetze
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    By Jaymi Goetze • August 18, 2016 12:48 pm

    Last week I was heading into Subway because no one felt like cooking dinner or doing dishes. While I was waiting …….

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    By Jaymi Goetze • August 8, 2016 12:44 pm

    Over the past seven months, I have really discovered that I don’t care that much for off-grid living. Now don’t get …..

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    Going off the Grid …..Around Here Lately
    By Jaymi Goetze • July 8, 2016 11:55 am

    Right now my TriStar meter is reading 27.9 volts and charging at 7.2 amps. I love it when there is ……

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    A bird and egg in the hand ....
    Going Off the Grid-Settling in ….
    By Jaymi Goetze • June 16, 2016 6:14 pm

    I’ve been stopped just about everywhere in town asking why I haven’t been writing for the paper the past three weeks. Simple ……

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    Girls and their chickens ....
    Going off the Grid
    By Jaymi Goetze • May 12, 2016 1:58 pm

    Once you change your lifestyle, a whole new world opens up to you with people you’ve never spoken to and things you’d never ……

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    Putting in some posts for the tree house!!
    Going off the Grid
    By Jaymi Goetze • April 29, 2016 6:49 pm

    The longest, scariest six weeks of my life are finally over. Phil finally is home from training and life around the “homestead” finally can progress …..

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    Sleepover madness: Maddy
    Going off the Grid Part 13
    By Jaymi Goetze • April 19, 2016 5:31 pm

    What an eventful last two weeks with so much being accomplished. Realistically, it was just one week of working really hard and the other we stayed ……

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    Asparagus ....
    Going of the Grid-Part-12 Going Solo
    By Jaymi Goetze • March 31, 2016 4:08 pm

    For the last two weeks I have been living off the grid by myself … and the girls of course because Phil has been at training. …….

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    Off the Grid chicks...in Toy-land.
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    By Jaymi Goetze • March 18, 2016 5:34 pm

    It is finally time to start getting seeds planted and our greenhouse in top shape. I conned Phil into converting the start/grow racks into a place to grow all my salad greens and herbs…….

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