You dream of living simply and in tune with the rhythms of the earth and her creatures and you want care of land and air and water to take its proper place in the forefront of your life, to become your priority, your security, your offering in these troubling times.
YES YOU DREAM OF WHOLENESS
You want to get connected to your food, its production, preparation, and its sharing. You dream of village harmony, rhythm, and connection. You crave traditional wisdom, the real thing: food, family, community, and connection.
Maybe you’d even like to create an ethical livelihood rooted in sound principles of sustainability.
sound familiar?
You dream of being
a HOMESTEADER
has the time come?
the arias family then and now-ish
You inspiration, not another million things to accomplish.
You need a model that reduces work and expands your sense of peace and harmony, that promotes healing and your pursuit of the Good Life.
Luckily, you don't need to learn a ton of facts and methods in order to be a homesteader.
You don't even have to love animals or like gardening or have a huge budget for buying/building a beautiful farmhouse and barn.
You only need to master some core principles and philosophies, reconnect with your own old world soul that remembers, and take it all one day, one step, at a time.
What you need is inspiration . . .
not another list of to-dos
We have taken our knowledge of Permaculture Design Principles and combined it with our experience as urban farmers over the last 15+ years as well as with Nutritional Therapy and Traditional, Sacred & Healing Foods, and Indigenous land use practices.
Add to these, a deep sense of simplicity, sustainability, and psycho-social cultural repair, and you have Lazy-Lady Living - a comprehensive program that will introduce you to a whole new paradigm of food and farming, culture and community.
Freedom from how-to overwhelm . . .
Universally, the Permaculture Design Course is philosophical and design-oriented
and actually avoids offering too much situation specific how-to information.
Instead, it focuses on foundational philosophy and principles that can be applied
anywhere in any situation to make it doable without any how-to guidelines.
take your proper place
Embrace your true place equally alongside all things rather than a separate thinking force. There are no shortcuts to true sustainability. Nothing short of a paradigm shift is necessary and part of that is getting away from rules and “the right way” and moving toward experimentation and connection to nature.
An integrated approach . . .
if you'd like
A LITTLE HELP
from our family
read on . . .
Right here, I’m gonna lay it all out for you.
We’ll tell you how we built our homesteading dream and more . . .
with hardly any money and a ton of obstacles
. . . we'll show you how easy it can be for you to do the same.
Lazy-Lady Living is different than all the other homesteading
and/or permaculture programs available out there.
It’s more than a how-to-homestead course, or a basic Permaculture Design Course.
Lazy-Lady Living is all that, AND it is a soulful, social and spiritual practice as well.
Here is what makes
lazy-lady living unique:
holistic homesteading :: permaculture for the soulful
Getting connected to the land sounds beautiful. The truth is when you start living close to the earth, you begin to detox your system. As you clear and cleanse, you begin feel a shift in values and realize that spiritual dimension is essential. If you already have a connection to your spiritual life, getting connected to the land will ground your spiritual practice like nothing else.
And that's what we do in Lazy-Lady Living.
We move away from overwhelm and comparison
toward true simplicity and restful learning,
toward wholeness and goodness,
toward holiness . . .
are you willing to make a start?
now is your chance!
you have to simplify first . . .
if you want to make
HOMESTEADING easy
only then can it be truly beautiful and joyful
You know how hard it’s been to figure it all on your own.
The research. The sorting out whose advice to take.
The keeping up with it all.
It’s hard for you to get started at all in the midst of all that complication. Tons of homesteading advice just sits there in a big 'ole virtual pile,
silently judging you.
You don’t know what to focus on, because it all seems so equally important.
All the steps, all the decisions –
they’re hard because you have to make them all yourself.
And the biggest decision of all – “Where should I START???”
– oh, that’s the killer.
And then you’re avoiding your dream altogether because
thinking about it is just going to make you feel anxious,
guilty and bad about yourself.
You need some help making your decisions EASY, lazy, from now on.
You can start getting that help right here, right on this page.
Shall we start showing you the easier (lazier) way?
that make all the difference . . .
This principle tells us that the best, most workable and sustainable solutions are small and slow. This means that when you have a problem and are able to embrace it, you don’t need to come up with a big fancy solution. What you really need to do is hunt for the smallest possible intervention that will make the largest difference ~that's the LLL way!
principle #3
small & slow solutions
principle #2
Edge Effect & Valuing the Marginal
Fertility increases at the edges of things - both ecologically and relationally. This happens because where different things/spaces/people/crops meet there is collaboration among parts - deep roots help bring water up, broad leaves provide shade, tall plants provide structure. This is why biodiversity (including many marginal elements) is a Lazy-Lady ideal.
principle #1
The Problem is the Solution
When you can shift your mindset away from resisting, solving or just accepting problems, you will be free. When you learn to open into problems, everything changes - from your relationships to your garden, your planning to your projects. We start the whole Lazy-Lady Living program off by deepening in this principle so you can start and succeed.
in simplifying your homesteading dream
You can use these principles, with a little hand holding and practice, to help you simplify the huge prospect of starting, building, growing, and maintaining a homestead of your very own!
our 3 favorite principles
My mother used to tell the story of when she asked me where orange juice comes from and I said, “You squeeze the can.” Ya. I get the, not knowing the first thing, feeling well.
When, as an adult, I became interested in Food and Farming, my family and I were convinced that we needed to find a way to move to the country before we could have a farm. We would pore over Self-Sufficiency books for hours dreaming of the day when we could escape and begin our country farmer’s dream.
THEN WE REALIZED WE COULD START RIGHT IN OUR OWN BACKYARD.
As we got started, we quickly realized that much of the “organic farming” information and education is complicated and overwhelming. Tracking zones, researching companion plants, soil testing etc. was just too much for us while raising 2 young children. We also found a lot of the sustainability gurus were quite alarmist. We don’t want to live in fear of the end of the world. We want to live filled with hope and inspiration. We want connection and joy.
SO, WE SET OUT TO FIND OUR OWN WAY.
And now we make our way as farmer-artist-healers and cultural creatives. We were able to stay home with our kids when they were growing up and have manifested a world where hundreds of people have come visit us to experience the magic of Lazy-Lady Living in person. We did this perfectly well for years on our Portland city lot, and now on our 65 acre mountain retreat in rural New Mexico (where we moved in 2020). We are learning about living, farming, and homesteading out of the city.
WE’VE LEARNED SO MUCH IN OUR RURAL ACREAGE
We learned all the downsides of tending a large area, from dealing with predators and livestock guardians, to adjusting to a new climate and remaining confident in our foundational principles and philosophy, to navigating small town politics and making social repair. We’ve been through so much these last few years!
We want to share this all with you so you can use your own cultural creativity and whatever piece of earth you inhabit to make a better world for yourself, your family, and your community.
WE’RE HERE TO HELP YOU MAKE THAT DREAM A REALITY.
I was born a city girl.
We've done it
and so can YOU!
we promise.
you probably find yourself feeling overwhelmed at the current paradigm shifts going on in the world. It may have caught you off guard – working a job that doesn’t fulfill you, feeding your family food that doesn’t nourish them, or stalling on the next stage of development because you’re not quite sure how to go about it even though you know in every ounce of your being that simplicity and sustainability are the way of the future.
Well, now is the time to seize the moment, surrender your worry, and SERVE.
You know you want to increase your self-sufficiency. But you feel paralyzed. It seems impossible to find the time or know the right place to start. You may have had chickens in the past and they all got eaten by raccoons or coyotes and it feels like too much work to do it all over again just for a few eggs. Maybe you’ve joined a forum to get feedback and build a sense of community. Maybe you even have a real live farm, but are exhausted and overwhelmed. Despite your best intentions, you’re still feeling discouraged, or stuck, or isolated.
If you’re like most aspiring villagers . . .
Seize the moment &
SURRENDER your worry
now is your time to SERVE
We're here to help.
seize the moment
Whether you have 0 acres or 1,000 acres, we will help you build a foundation that will carry the weight of your holistic homestead.
With our unique and comprehensive knowledge and insight, you will be able to get started, grow, or re-commit to the old world homestead of your dreams. And we’re here to support you.
And that includes finding peace, ease, and authenticity in your homesteading journey. No more comparison. No more procrastination. No more waiting until (fill-in-the-blank).
You are about TO GET VERY GOOD AT all things food, farm, and family-y . . .
When you have the right guidance, you can do most anything.
Are you ready for living to get lazy, forever?
Lazy-Lady Living is a comprehensive program that you can complete in the comfort of your own kitchen, or living room, or “salon”.
As soon as you join Lazy Lady Living you will have access to the Tierra Soul Farm-School, a private virtual salon where you will go for all your program content and instructions. You will have access to the Lazy-Lady Living Orientation area of the program site where you can prepare to start the program the following week.
You will receive all the course lessons and modules that make up the Lazy-Lady Living program including carefully crafted instruction that you can absorb at your own pace. Included are targeted reading assignments and a workbook with exercises to help you integrate the material and put it into practice.
Once you join the LazyLady Living Salon,you will also be offered the chance to add the Tierra Soul Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) to your program. The PDC is an internationally recognized basic certification in permaculture design
lazy-lady living
HOW IT WORKS
(Now, let’s peek at what’s inside, shall we?)
the
LESSONS
WEEK 1
Permaculture & value added farming
Permaculture Philosophy & Ethics, Weston A. Price, Nutrient Density, Value Added farming
Week 2 :: Biodynamics, Trauma & Initiation
Anthroposophy & Biodynamic Agriculture, Trauma, Initiation & Myth Mending, Community Resilience.
Week 3 :: cultivated ecology
Permaculture Basics, Cultivated Ecology, Mulching, Green Manure,Compost Weeds, Wildlife & Pests.
Week 4 :: Urban Ambrosia
Backyard Goats – Milk, Meat & Fiber, Backyard Chickens & Ducks – Eggs, Backyard Bees – Honey.
Week 5 :: Sacred Slaughter & Earth Rhythms
Sacred Slaughter, Grief & Gratitude, Seasonal Celebrations
Week 6 :: Urban Apothecary
Backyard Wildcrafting, Biodiversity/Marginality, Lazy-Lady soap, salve, tincture and tonic, Soil & Trees.
Week 7 :: Energy Water & Recycling
Catastrophe & diverse Climate Solutions, Water Systems, Recycling, Aquaculture, Ponds, Dams & Bridges.
Week 8 :: Ethical Business & Cultural Creativity
Ethical Business & Investing, Licensure vs. Free Marketplace, Personal Abundance, Giving Back.
don't miss the
BONUS
INTERVIEWS!
Lisa Rohleder
Hannah Crum
Amy Terepka
Learn Lisa's story of founding Working Class Acupuncture in POrtland, Oregon
Hannah, the kombucha mamma, talks all about kombucha from brewing to its health benefits
AMy shares about plant medicine - both their physical and energetic properties
all these and more!
You also have a (very limited) opportunity to upgrade your Lazy-Lady Living progam to include a full permaculture design certificate (PDC) which includes our family's feedback on your site design and project plan.
We will personally do an in-depth review of your work and give you feedback on how to make it even better, AND you'll leave the program as a a certified permaculture designer - an internationally recognized certificate.
And that includes creating a lazy-lady (or lad) permaculture design project that really inspires you & others, shows your skill & wisdom, and sparks real desire for your services.
UPGRADE AVAILABLE!
get your
permaculture design certificate
only 10 available!
what's this upgrade gonna cost you?
Well, right now we charge $499 for our basic plan review that includes 2 hours of behind the scenes review and a one hour phone consultation. We usually charge $299 for the PDC add-on to the program – but if you’re one of the 10 people who choose to upgrade right now, you can get the whole package for only $397 more (that’s just over a 50% savings for you).
Remember, there are only 10 of these upgrades available, so if you want one!
don't miss out!
Imagine waking up early to the sound of roosters crowing and doves cooing. You put on the kettle and pop a log on the fire before heading out for morning chores. No need for special “earthing” equipment. No, your life is as grounding as it gets. You greet the guardian dogs and feed the goats – a chicken named Penelope follows you while you water the garden. Yes, you know where your food comes from . . . this garden, these creatures, that neighbor.
guess what?
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY
WHAT IF A FEW FUNDAMENTAL SHIFTS COULD:
- Make your homesteading dream a reality.
- Give you the confidence to start
- Help you be more connected to the earth.
- Increase your self-sufficiency and interdepency
- Clarify fuzzy areas that hold you back
- Fill gaps that make all the difference
- Give you a perspective that inspires others
- Make the world a better place
- Release you from feeling trapped and exhausted
- Bring you peace about the state of the world
Join Now!
Lazy-Lady Living is an 8 week beginner friendly, and advanced ready, program that will walk you through all things traditional foods and farming, lost culture, social and soulful permaculture, biodynamic fundamentals, energy water and recycling systems, backyard wildcrafting, milk, meat & eggs . . . and so much more!
We will help you re-member your old world soul and get going on your holistic homesteading / regenerative ranching / backyard farming dream.
This program will literally step you through the whole process of transitioning, or evolving, into creating your homestead and what has gone into ours, all the paradigm shifts that will take you from lost - to lazy!
you can get started
RIGHT NOW.
holistic homesteading / regenreative ranching / backyard farming
- In Week 1, you’ll be introduced to life-changing permaculture principles, learn the history of traditional diets and discover the beauty of nutrient density and value-added farming.
- In Week 2 you'll take an introductory tour through the basics of Anthroposophy and Biodynamic farming. We will then introduce you to the concept of Ancestral or Indigenous Soul and the role trauma and healing play in holistic homesteading.
- In week 3 we talk about the concept of cultivated ecology – a fine balance between allowing nature to be as she is and careful respectful human intervention. In order to do this we will delve into Permaculture Basics.
- In week 4 we talk about backyard (and farmyard) animal husbandry. We get started with basic care of chickens and ducks and move on to goats and bees. We then move to obtaining a yield from these animals by using their milk, eggs and honey, meat, fiber and work.
- In Week 5 you'll be delving deep. Starting with Sacred Slaughter and honoring an animal’s life with maturity and presence, we will then move into seasonal celebrations and the four elements/directions. Finally we will end with a look at undisturbed birth, DIY death and Home-Funerals.
- In Week 6 you'll get into some really nitty gritty of working with the earth. We’ll talk about soil care and repair as well as forest management and something permaculturists call food forests. We’ll also take a look at backyard wildcrafting and making Lazy-Lady salves and tinctures. We’ll end this week’s lessons with some more work on your permaculture design project.
- In Week 7 you'll continue with the nitty gritty, but now in the realm of energy, water and waste. We will look at energy cycling and solar power. Move into water catchment, ponds, dams, and waste water systems. We’ll also take a look at waste and recycling and take an exciting tour of Natural Building!
- In Week 8, the final week of Lazy-Lady Living, you'll shift gears a little and delve into the world of social enterprise. We take a sober look at Ethical Business, Sacred Economics and Honest Banking. We will then move into the SLOW Living movement and consider what a new work ethic would mean for the world. We end with an inspiring call to Cultural Creativity!
- And in the Bonus Week you'll get a sneak peek at archived episodes of Tierra Soul Talk Radio - you’ll get a glimpse into the lives of some real homesteading / homeschooling / healing teachers and activists before they got BIG.
And best of all . . .
You’ll get all of this for only $397
during our Fall SALE.
The price will never be lower than this, so now is a wonderful time to reserve your spot in Lazy-Lady Living.
simple :: lazy :: living on your terms
you can live
Homesteading doesn't have to be overwhelming.
When you depend on the right principles, make the right paradigm shift, get a little (or a lot of - see the optional upgrade) handholding through the process, the world starts opening up to you.
Even if you’re a rank beginner, a depressed veteran looking for fresh inspiration, don’t have a scrap of land or are an overwhelmed mama just trying to hold it together, Lazy-Lady Living will help you get some perspective and make a realistic and inspirational plan.
My family has been urban, and not-so-urban, farming and immersing ourselves in traditional foods for nearly 20 years and this course includes the philosophy behind it all. We have specifically designed Lazy-Lady Living to take the stress and overwhelm out of urban and rural homesteading.
That’s the LAZY part. We strive to do as little work as is possible for the greatest benefit and that is what the program is all about – making your life simpler, easier, lazier.
You are just a few clicks away from starting, or streamlining, the holistic homestead of your dreams!
WE’RE HERE TO HELP YOU MAKE THAT DREAM A REALITY.
simply &
sustainably TOO
This may be the best $397 you will spend this entire year.
If you want to get down to it – and have a lazy time doing it,
then scroll down and join the program now.
It’s always safe to give
Lazy-Lady Living a try.
If for any reason you decide Lazy-Lady Living isn’t for you, you can get your money back (with no hassles or hoops to jump through).
Email us within 30 days of purchase, and you’ll get your full purchase price
back - no questions asked.
A full 97% of Tierra Soul customers have been satisfied with their purchases over the last 15+ years – a staggering number really, but we really strive to offer the highest quality programs – but in the rare case you’re not one of them, you’ll receive a refund without hesitation.
our
guarantee
one simple step,
and you're IN.
right now you’ll get the very same program, the one we’ve been teaching for over ten years,
for only one donation of $397 or 3 monthly donations of $147
that’s just over a $500 savings!!!
Most Permaculture Design Courses cost between $2000 and $5000 plus travel and accommodation costs ranging from $500 to $3000 and they don’t include many of the unique Lazy-Lady Living aspects of social, spiritual, and cultural Repair. In comparison Lazy-Lady Living is a bargain.
We have been doing this homesteading thing for a LONG time (15+ years) and want to help you cut to the quick and get your inner farmer released so you can start changing the world one garden, one family, one community at a time!
Just pick an option below – the course by itself, or with the feedback upgrade – and you can get started immediately.
3 donations of $147
1 donation of $397
1 donation of $794
LLL payment plan
LLL one time payment
LLL + PDC & Consultation
but right now
we are excited to announce
we're having a
FALL SALE!
regularly you’d get all this for only one donation of $997
~ MARTHA LETESSIER
The Lazy-Lady Living coursework delved deeper than I expected and gave me an extra push in deepening my spiritual practice. I go back to things like Sacred Slaughter, dealing with death and permaculture in general. If you join the program, you’re in for a delicious treat. I am humbled by the generosity and wealth of information that Krista shares.
DEEPENING MY SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
~ JULIE SHIPRACK
Lazy-Lady Living has taught me that the type of human being I am will greatly inform how and why I sow seeds and grow plants/vegetables/herbs. All that matters is that I start to make small, meaningful changes daily. LLL has helped me to approach challenges and struggles in a fresh way, with curiosity and passion to find creative solutions. The material is so deep that I think one could spend a lifetime contemplating and there would still be more to learn. Lazy-Lady Living reveals how preciously intertwined we all are. When one can really feel how interconnected one is to the rest of the world, it becomes easier to make choices that will benefit the Whole.
REVEALS HOW PRECIOUSLY INTERTWINED WE ALL ARE
~ AILEEN PETERSON
Lazy Lady Living surpassed my expectations. I was blown away by the amount of content as well as the depth of the topics that we covered. Lazy Lady Living is a very well-rounded program that touches base on a lot of things that I feel a typical permaculture program may not. My biggest benefits from the course are knowledge of nature-based ‘gardening’ for optimal output with less effort while being better for the environment, your health, knowledge of home-death, and the concept of the gift-economy and practicing without licensure.
BLOWN AWAY . . .
~ ANN MICHAEL
I loved Lazy-Lady Living. It presented me with new and profound ideas that I had not thought of before. The class was so much more than about agriculture, permaculture and biodynamics. It was about life and death, celebration, working with sorrow, grief, and conflict. Lazy-Lady Living helped me fill in gaps and deepen understandings. Overall, I have a renewed appreciation for the life force/Universe that guides us all, and a deeper trust in myself and my own inner wisdom. Krista brings herself into her work in a way that is genuine and comforting, while still being a strong and effective guide. I am so deeply grateful for the chance to rewrite many of my life’s most challenging stories as time progresses. Thank you for the opportunity to work with you!
NEW AND PROFOUND IDEAS
~ BECKA MUNN
I liked everything about Lazy Lady Living. I will have to immerse myself in living it to completely understand all aspects. Lazy Lady Living has changed my perception immensely. I am now more determined to find land, no matter how small, and more determined to fully live this lifestyle. I am also more focused to delve deeper with this information and incorporate it into all aspects of my life. Lazy Lady Living provides a wealth of knowledge that is delivered in an awesome format – plus, it can be taken anywhere, anytime, and applied to any situation. Awesome work Krista!
CHANGED MY PERCEPTION IMMENSELY
~ ANGELICA RUSHTON
I LOVE Lazy-Ladies & Lads! Krista and her family are living examples of what she teaches. It shows in all her classes and that inspires me. I immediately felt like part of something bigger. LLL gave me so much interesting and useful information to apply to my life; It has changed my family’s lifestyle and I feel awakened to something great! LLL gave me hope - there are people who are actually doing what I want to do and are willing to share it. I recommend LLL because it is jammed packed with a wealth of information to guide you on a journey of a healthy lifestyle. I couldn’t ask for more!
AWAKENED TO SOMETHING GREAT
~ GAEL MINON
The topics in Lazy-Lady Living were great and really added to my understanding of “lazy living”. The videos were very insightful. They are concise and cover the essential learning points. Also they are rather informal as so they feel more like a chat/coaching rather than formalized training. I work for a large corporation and I was looking for the kind of guidance, vision and inspiration that would allow me to take a step further towards a more sensible way of life and I got it. The biggest benefits of the course for me were: a deeper understanding of the spiritual side of farming (Rudolf Steiner and the trauma concepts), a grasp of permaculture and biodynamic agriculture, and aim to apply it to my (small) backyard garden, and an awareness of life cycles (birth and death, green burials). It is quite far ahead of the general public. I’ll need lots of time to digest and assimilate this course!
PUSHES THE BOUNDARIES
~ MARY KINGSLEY
Lazy-Lady Living exposed me to so many resources and so much material, very content rich! Before I enrolled, I just knew I was drawn to it. It tapped into that longing for connection to the source of everything, which is so prevalent now. We can see everywhere on Instagram and Pinterest that women, in particular (but not exclusively), are searching for it — the rise of the Sacred Feminine! I just think this longing, and need, is growing in our culture. I really benefited from all the content, and also the affirmation from being a part of a larger community. I recommend Lazy-Lady Living to friends and colleagues because it gives a real experience of what permaculture is all about.
LONGING FOR CONNECTION
~ JURGEN HAITSMA
My favorite part of Lazy-Lady Living was the exposure to such a wide range of topics, and the selected deeper learning of certain aspects and the integration of all the various topics into a way of living. I received thorough deepening of knowledge, more exposure to research / resources in several fields (trauma, initiation, permaculture) and practical and fuller integration of theory into everyday life. I also saw how well an online course can be facilitated and the potential for using this as a credible means to deliver knowledge. LLL is the only course I know about that covers the more cultural aspects of permaculture in depth. I also appreciated the connection with Weston A Price principles – an often overlooked “why” of permaculture. It pushes the boundaries with spiritual aspects – something that makes people uncomfortable but should be an accepted part of everyday life.
THANK YOU!
PUSHES THE BOUNDARIES