Author: Brian

  • GrokFest NH 2022 Trip Report

    We recently held our first GrokFest NH. By all reports, it was a rousing success. Seems like everyone had a great time. We “opened the doors” at noon on Friday. The first people started showing up around 1pm (That’s noon, adjusted for Anarchist Standard Time). The first activity was a UTV Fun Hunt, where people,…

  • Who Are We?

    I bought this 60-acre property in 2007. The house was a 1970s-style ranch that had to be completely gutted and remodeled. During the warmer seasons, I would clear about an acre of trees (mostly pine) and start to learn how to homestead. I raised chickens and pigs, kept bees, did some gardening, and dug ponds….

  • Why Garnet?

    What is the “Garnet” in “Garnet School”? Back in 2016, we built “The Barn”, which is a building that is designed as a workshop to build tiny houses. It is tall enough to accommodate the largest trailer that is allowed on the freeways, and wide enough to work on the trailer with room to move…