July 2026 - On the Mountain
The month that flies
Wild Life with Amy Jay
From the Mountains of British Columbia to Your Inbox. Follow along as I create a solar-powered subalpine farmstead. Sharing the wild beauty, challenges, and joys of life off the grid.
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A Different Sort of Summer
Wildfire smoke, logging, a dry spring, and learning to live with a changing mountain.
June 2026 - On The Mountain
Wildlife, giant rabbits, gardening setbacks, and finding joy after loss.
The Off-Grid Fantasy
How off-grid living evolved from a technical term for utilities into a fantasy about escape.
The First (really good) Salad
How a steak-and-potatoes person fell in love with leafy greens.
May 2026 - On The Mountain
Spring Water Fixes, Solar-Powered Gardening & a Very Strange Rooster
Flirting with Frost
A slow morning on the mountain in British Columbia. Coffee, frost, animals, and a phone call with my Nan as the cold spring day unfolds.
Spring Stresses
A Quick Saturday Morning Update from the off-grid farmstead. Challenges harnessing water and looking forward to a hot shower.
April 2026 - on the Mountain
Solar Surplus, Dry Ground
Evacuated in the Fort McMurray Wildfire: Lessons in Climate Disaster Preparedness
What the Beast taught me about survival, evacuation, and living off-grid
Insomnia on the Mountain
A shooting star, a forest rave, and wild wonder at 4 a.m.
Living Deliberately
The Blood on my Hands and Choosing not to Look Away
March 2026 - On The Mountain
Learning to read the land, trusting the timing, and settling into something like normal
DIY Kombucha SCOBY: A Quick and Easy How-To
The JellyFish in a Jar on My Kitchen Counter
Sharing the Silence
A Week Alone on the Mountain
False Spring on the Mountain
A week alone planning water, food, and repairs before the busy season begins.
The Weight of Winter
A Reflection on Seasonal Depression and Media Overload
February 2026 - On The Mountain
Snowshoeing, Winter Homesteading, Chickens, and Aspen Crafts on the Mountain
Life After Meta: 3 Months Without Instagram or Facebook
On algorithms, attention, addiction, and what changed when I stopped scrolling.
An Off-Grid Curriculum in Survival
What the mountain taught us, the hard way