BUILDING A RESILIENT LIFE ON AN OFF GRID, PERMACULTURE SMALLHOLDING

LIVING OFF GRID

Here at Lackan Cottage Farm that’s what we do, and we want to share how we do it here on our off grid permaculture smallholding with you. We’ll tell you our journey brought us to Lackan, how we’ve overcome the challenges of turning uninhabitable and derelict buildings into a comfortable home and bare, rushy grassland into a thriving, productive and beautiful habitat using permaculture principles.

Let's get started

We are Steve, Claire and Lyra, and it is through our experiences of living off grid for the last 10 years that we’re able to help others who want to learn more about resilient living and permaculture. We believe in teaching what we know, and our journey has involved everything fro living in a truck to rebuilding cottages, and setting up our own off grid systems and food supply. We do everything ourselves, and we love to help others do the same.

Read our story

Trees

planted

We plant trees to offset the impact of your journey here

Coming on one of our one or two day courses will give you a valuable insight into living a more resilient life, but here at Lackan we are able to go a step further. Get unique tailored insight into all aspects of life off grid. Stay in Birch Cottage, our unique off grid cottage that proves you can have beautiful comfortable but self reliant home. Or spend time in our tiny home horse truck. Combine a stay with a full tour of the smallholding and find out how you can begin to build a more resilient life.

Sustainable Cottage Experience

Birch Cottage is our example of how you can live in the future – right now. An off grid self sustaining building with views of the woods on one side, and Mourne Mountains on the other,. Birch Cottage is the perfect place to unwind and relax.

Find out more

Learning experiences

Our practical resilience, and off grid living courses cover a wide range of topics including – shelter, food growing, renewable energy technology, water, heating and fuel, within the context of creating a truly sustainable system using permaculture design.

Find out more

Tiny Home Experience

Tiny homes are making the news! So many people are taking the plunge and building tiny homes to give themselves freedom. Our converted horse truck house is a chance to experience truly off grid living.

Find out more

ALL THE LATEST NEWS AND THOUGHTS FROM LACKAN

Willow fencing

21 Apr, 2017

When I headed off to Tipperary to collect willow cuttings so that we might grow our own basket willow, Richard was kind enough to give me a trailer load of dry willow. The smaller stuff is all for baskets but I’d been wondering what to do with the heavy stuff. In a bid to protect the young hedge around the garden, Claire and I decided to make a woven fence, which then evolved as Claire suggested bending it over into hoops. The result is excellent, and blends into the garden without shading plants too much.

Our shop is open!

17 Apr, 2017

We’re always making things here at Lackan, and now Steve is making more baskets and willow things, we decided that it is time to make them available on the website. Many items are one offs, and once they are gone, they are gone, but they are all hand made here, from local materials (on site where possible), and always from sustainably produced materials, or in some cases, reclaimed items. Anyhow, we’ll be adding more items as we go, so the shop will change constantly, and hopefully you’ll be pleasantly surprised by some of the things that you can buy here.

Sustainable cottage experience

Birch Cottage

What was once a small derelict cottage is now a comfortable, beautiful and healthy space to live, thanks to local natural materials and renewable energy technology. Warm, cosy and practical, yet with almost no running costs,

Book your stay now

Birch Cottage is our example of how you can live in the future – right now. With views of the woods on one side, and Mourne Mountains on the other, Birch Cottage is the perfect place to unwind and relax.

STAY – AND CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER

[et_pb_testimonial_slider b3_testimonial_slider_display_company_name=”off” display_client_image=”off” display_quote_icon_color=”#4b7269″ display_dot_navigation=”off” testimonial_display_star_rating=”off” testimonial_content_animation=”fadeIn” auto_speed=”8000″ _builder_version=”4.4.2″ body_font=”Lato||||||||” client_name_fonts_font=”Mrs Saint Delafield||||||||” client_name_fonts_text_color=”#ffffff” client_name_fonts_font_size=”60px” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false”][/et_pb_testimonial_slider]

BOOK DIRECT ON THE WEBSITE FOR THE BEST RATES

Book your stay now

Tiny Home experience

Off Grid Horsebox

Tiny homes are making the news! So many people are taking the plunge and building tiny homes to give themselves freedom. Our converted horse truck house is a chance to experience truly off grid living. Solar power, upcycled materials, woodburning stove, outdoor composting toilet.

Book your stay now

Tucked away in a quiet corner of the farm with great views of the mountains. Enjoy a digital detox, unwind and celebrate a different way of life.

[et_pb_4divi_masonry_gallery_fullwidth gallery_ids=”208718,208708,208709,208707,208706,208705,208704,208731″ gallery_responsive=”off” gallery_columns=”6″ posts_number=”8″ show_title_and_caption=”off” tile_padding=”0px” _builder_version=”4.4.2″][/et_pb_4divi_masonry_gallery_fullwidth]