The Beginning
The story of how Pappy’s Place began—from finding the land and arriving in the Missouri Ozarks to those first days of turning an off-grid dream into a working homestead. Follow the early challenges, first projects, lessons learned, and moments that laid the foundation for everything Pappy’s Place would become.
My First Night at Pappy’s Place
My first night at Pappy’s Place brought a crackling wood stove, coyotes in the distance, a sky full of stars, very little sleep—and a sunrise I’ll never forget.
The Beginning of Pappy’s Place: Starting an Off-Grid Homestead in the Missouri Ozarks
The story of my first day at Pappy’s Place—from the nervous drive down a private gravel road to standing at the gate of my new Missouri Ozarks homestead, setting up…
