Open timber-frame structure on the off-grid homestead build site near Tombstone, Arizona

About WeVolution Off-Grid

Our family, our 74 acres just outside Tombstone, Arizona, and how we live off the grid.

We are a family on 74 acres just outside Tombstone, Arizona. We moved here in 2020. We are building our own off-grid home, and we do a lot of the work ourselves.

Why we moved

We moved to Arizona in 2020 and started over on this land. WeVolution blends revolution and evolution. It is the way we have changed our lives, and hopefully the lives around us, by living off the grid.

Two kids sitting on grass beside a bike and trailer with a dog, spring 2020 — Spring 2020. We had just landed in Arizona and the dog was already supervising.

What we’re building

We build our own infrastructure here, including solar and concrete work. The home is going up one step at a time. The blog has the build and the daily chores.

Open timber frame under a metal roof at our off-grid home build near Tombstone, Arizona — The frame went up first. The rest is still coming.

Timber frame of our off-grid home under construction on the homestead near Tombstone, Arizona — Timber framing, one beam at a time.

Large ground-mounted solar panel array on our land near Tombstone, Arizona, with a man standing in its shadow beside a white truck — Our solar array, with my husband standing out front. It gives you a sense of scale.

Roof framing going up over the concrete slab of our off-grid home near Tombstone, Arizona — Roof framing over the concrete slab.

Three kids standing inside the timber framing of our off-grid home build — Three kids on the build site.

Washing machine and clothes drying on lines inside our off-grid build — Laundry day on the build. The washer got its spot early.

Our days

We homeschool our kids. They are in the middle of the work here, on the build and with the animals. We are also active in our community.

Three kids in Halloween costumes sitting with pumpkins on our homestead in Arizona — Halloween costumes and a lot of pumpkins.

Child in a helmet holding a gift beside a decorated Christmas tree outdoors in Arizona — Christmas morning, outside, in a bike helmet.

Child sitting in tall dry grass holding a cat on our homestead — One of the cats, being very patient.

Girl holding a yellow decorated egg with green arms in front of a camper — Easter egg art, with the camper as a backdrop.

Young boy crouching on a utility vehicle holding a long snake, with another child looking out behind him — A snake and a very proud kid. Desert life.

Girl crouching in a pen with baby goats and straw on our homestead — Baby goats make a long day better.

How we help those around us

WeVolution also means changing lives around us through what we do. Helping is part of how we live, and we keep showing up.

Ways we help

Corinthea volunteers with the Tombstone food bank.
We always help the people around us with work parties and similar jobs.
We help feed our community with high quality farm products such as hatching eggs, turkeys, geese and ducks.
We teach our kids to be reliable, smart, industrious people, and they work alongside us.

Our animals

We raise Bresse chickens, pork and lamb. You will also find goats, rabbits and cats around the place. See our farm products for what we offer.

Black and white goat standing on dirt on our homestead — This goat has opinions.

Dark-faced sheep with a thick coat standing by a metal pen on our homestead — One of the sheep, giving us a look.

Goats behind a wire fence with a Great Pyrenees puppy sitting in front — Goats on one side of the fence, a Great Pyrenees puppy on the other.

Hands holding a white rabbit and a gray rabbit over straw — Two bunnies, one white and one gray, both very soft.

Smiling woman holding a small dark gray rabbit — Bunny cuddles.

Hand holding a jar of milk in front of a goat pen on our homestead — Fresh goat milk in the jar.

Tray of eggs in green, blue, cream and brown shades — A tray of eggs in every color we get.

The dogs

The dogs came out of this life. We needed dogs that could protect livestock and work the land, so we started breeding our own. Our Great Pyrenees guard the livestock. Our American Akitas are protectors and family companions. Our Cardigan Welsh Corgis are herding companions, under the High Lonesome’s name. They live in our house and every litter is born here.

American Akita portrait in warm evening light at WeVolution Off-Grid — One of our Akitas, pleased with the day.

White Great Pyrenees puppy looking at the camera, held up by a hand — A Great Pyrenees puppy, up close.

Cardigan Welsh Corgi sitting on a boulder in the pine woods — A Cardigan Corgi on a hike, posing on a boulder.

Want to say hello? Call 530-306-3111 or contact us. Past families have shared their stories on our owner stories page.