Hey there—welcome to Rebel Off Grid!

I’m Jordan, and if you’re here, you probably feel the same pull I do: the urge to break free from a system designed to keep us dependent. But here’s the thing—I’m not writing this from some lush off-grid home with a full solar setup, rainwater harvesting, and a full closed loop system of plants, animals, and compost that recycles it’s own waste streams in the middle of nowhere. At least- NOT YET.

Right now, my family and I live on a small 4-acre rental property in rural Texas. It’s not the dream homestead—but it’s the proving ground. Every garden bed, every DIY build, every experiment with animals, soil, or food preservation—it’s all part of the journey. We’re using this time to test, learn, and fail forward before we make the big move to the high desert of Arizona to go fully off grid.

Rebel Off Grid isn’t about showing off a “perfect” homestead. Instead, we’re testing out ideas that we have about becoming a self-reliant homestead. We’re also paying down our debts before making the move, and figuring out how to earn money online so we aren’t dependent on a job for income. It’s about the messy, trial-and-error process of figuring it out in real time—because most of us don’t get it right the first time, but we will have developed a solid base of how to make it work for our situation.

Here you’ll find:

• Real experiments with non-toxic gardening, starter animals, frugal and free-hauls, and DIY projects—what works and what flops.

• Freedom from the system as we transition from renting property in Texas to purchasing and building up a property in Arizona.

• Food system exposés (if you follow my Rebel Food Systems series) which uncovers the corruption, coverups, and conspiracies hiding in plain sight that makes self-reliance not just a lifestyle, but a rebellion.