Tend & Keep S C H O O L My coursesFree guide

A home that feeds you, a family that grows together, land you can hand down. We teach you how to build it — beautifully, and by the book.

Trade the bigger house for a better life.

All the love you pour into making a home beautiful — poured into land that gives it back. Food, time, health, and something to hand down.

Dinner from the garden, eaten in it. Hospitality is the heart of the place.
Honey from your own hives. A meadow that works for you.
Kids who know every tree. Childhood outside, all year.
Power from the sun. Water from the sky. Quiet systems, beautifully done.

Beautiful. And it actually works.

  1. 01

    Legal from day one

    We teach what your county will actually approve — tested against California, one of the strictest places to build.

  2. 02

    Taught by an electrician

    The solar, water and systems behind the beauty, sized honestly — not the marketing math.

  3. 03

    Made for families

    More unhurried time together, and children who grow up knowing where their food comes from.

THE CURRICULUM

One thread, from first dream to a life on the land.

Six courses in four stages, in the order a family actually lives it. Every course is open now — take them in sequence, or start with the one you need.

  1. 01PlanPermaculture Design
  2. 02BuildOff-Grid Systems, Natural Building
  3. 03GrowAgroforestry & Food Forests
  4. 04LiveRaising Children on the Land, Community Building

Launch pricing. Every course is on sale while we open the school. Learn it together — each lesson ends with a family project a parent and child do side by side, at your own pace.

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STAGE 01

Plan

See your land clearly and design the whole place before you build a thing.

AVAILABLE NOW7 lessons · family project in each

Permaculture Design

Read your land and design a place that grows more generous every year.

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  1. 01Reading your land: sun, water, wind and slope
  2. 02Zones and sectors: where everything belongs
  3. 03Building living soil
  4. 04Water in the landscape: swales, ponds, catchment
  5. 05The kitchen garden
  6. 06Bees, chickens and small animals
  7. 07Your site plan, drawn together
$149Regular price $199SAVE $50
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STAGE 02

Build

Shelter and systems that are beautiful, sound, and approved.

AVAILABLE NOW8 lessons · family project in each

Off-Grid Systems

Water, waste, solar and backup power — and the permitting reality behind all of it.

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  1. 01The rules first: what your county will approve
  2. 02Water: wells, catchment and storage
  3. 03Waste: septic, composting and greywater
  4. 04Power: solar sizing done honestly
  5. 05Storage and backup through winter
  6. 06Putting the system together, inspection by inspection
  7. 07Budget and phasing: now versus later
  8. 08A real site, planned end to end
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AVAILABLE NOW7 lessons · family project in each

Natural Building

Earth, straw, timber and stone — homes with warmth and character that pass inspection.

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  1. 01Choosing a method: cob, straw bale, timber, stone
  2. 02Designing small and beautiful
  3. 03Foundations and keeping walls dry
  4. 04Walls: straw bale and light straw-clay
  5. 05Earthen plasters and floors
  6. 06Getting alternative methods approved
  7. 07First build: a garden studio
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STAGE 03

Grow

Food that feeds your family now, and trees that feed your grandchildren.

AVAILABLE NOW6 lessons · family project in each

Agroforestry & Food Forests

Tree systems planted for the next generation, and harvests for this one.

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  1. 01Thinking in decades
  2. 02The layers of a food forest
  3. 03Choosing trees for your climate
  4. 04Planting guilds that support each other
  5. 05Pruning, grafting and propagating
  6. 06Harvest, storage and preserving
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STAGE 04

Live

A family rhythm on the land, and neighbors to share it with.

AVAILABLE NOW6 lessons · family project in each

Raising Children on the Land

Rhythm, responsibility and wonder, growing up alongside the place you're building.

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  1. 01A daily and seasonal rhythm
  2. 02Real work for small hands
  3. 03Learning outdoors: nature study
  4. 04Screens, boredom and play
  5. 05Animals and responsibility
  6. 06Traditions and celebrations
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AVAILABLE NOW6 lessons · family project in each

Community Building

Shared agreements, fair decisions and hospitality that hold neighbors together.

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  1. 01Why most communities fail
  2. 02A shared vision and written agreements
  3. 03Making decisions together
  4. 04Owning land together: co-ops, LLCs and land trusts
  5. 05Conflict and repair
  6. 06Hospitality and belonging
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FREEGUIDETEND & KEEP SCHOOL
Before You Buy the Land 12 questions that decide your homestead

FREE GUIDE

Before you fall in love with a parcel, ask these twelve questions.

Water, septic, access, zoning, fire and what you can build without a permit. The expensive mistakes happen before the first shovel — this guide helps you skip them.

16-page booklet + parcel scorecard, sent straight to your inbox.

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IN EARLY PLANNING

Someday, a place to do this together.

We're planning a community of family homesteads — shared land, shared skills, and neighbors who care for the place the way you do. Students hear about it first.

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WHO'S TEACHING

Taught by builders who wire the house and design the home — not just photograph it.

Tim Morris

Tim Morris

An electrician with a background leading commercial solar projects, based in Mount Shasta, California. Tim teaches the systems behind the beauty: power, water and permits.

“Most of what I know, I learned by getting it wrong first. I'm not here as the expert with every answer — just someone a few steps down the road, glad to walk it with you and honest about what I'm still learning.”

Raff Galante

Raff Galante

Co-founder of BōWW Homes, the arched, storm-strong home designs you see throughout this site. Raff brings the home itself: design, structure and building it to last.

“A home should outlast the people who build it and still feel made for them. I design for wind, fire and time, but the best part of any house is the life that grows inside it. It's a gift to help you build a place worth keeping.”