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. They preserve what they can. The greenhouse is an integral part of the house interior.