Their private road is off another private road that connects to a public backroad on Laurel Ridge. A wind turbine generates electricity that charges a bank of batteries. Photovoltaic solar panels generate electricity. A solar hot water panel provides heated water. A gasoline fueled portable generator is used when needed for running power tools.
Drinking water is from a natural spring down in the hollow.
Water for other uses is collected in cisterns. Nothing goes to waste. The house is heated by a large, woodburning stove. There is a traditional in-wall stone fireplace. The private road is maintained with stone or recycled concrete that is crushed with a stone crusher attached to a farm tractor.