Starting a Farm on a Remote Island - Land Clearing & Hunting

Video Description

Spring is finally on the way, and it’s time to start turning this island into a working off-grid farm. No roads, no power, and no easy way in or out—just us, the land, and the work ahead. In this episode, we start clearing land and running fence lines to prepare for goats, chickens, and sheep. With only basic tools and old-school bushcraft skills, we begin building a shelter for the animals that will call this place home. Meanwhile, winter isn’t done with us yet. Frozen pipes under the house need fixing, and Kelly gets right under there to make it happen. Later in the video, I head out on the boat with my buddies Smitty and Gord for a Newfoundland classic—turr hunting. These saltwater birds are an essential part of the local diet, and with fresh food being hard to come by on the island, every trip counts. As the video wraps up, Kelly plays one of her original songs—a piece she wrote with her sister Katie, their band called The Blue Ridge Bandits, while living in Virginia, USA. We then finish off with a Q&A session, answering some of the top questions from the comments about life on the island, our future plans, and the challenges of off-grid living. Life out here is rugged, unpredictable, and nonstop work—but we’re just getting started.