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.

A Mile-High Experiment in Self-Sufficiency

What it takes to grow food, move water, and build a life on a mountain

Mountain Life

The First (really good) Salad
How a steak-and-potatoes person fell in love with leafy greens.
Jun 14 • Amy Jay

Sharing the Silence
A Week Alone on the Mountain
Mar 21 • Amy Jay

False Spring on the Mountain
A week alone planning water, food, and repairs before the busy season begins.
Mar 15 • Amy Jay

An Off-Grid Curriculum in Survival
What the mountain taught us, the hard way
Feb 14 • Amy Jay

Updates

May 2026 - On The Mountain
Spring Water Fixes, Solar-Powered Gardening & a Very Strange Rooster
May 30 • Amy Jay

April 2026 - on the Mountain
Solar Surplus, Dry Ground
May 2 • Amy Jay

March 2026 - On The Mountain
Learning to read the land, trusting the timing, and settling into something like normal
Apr 4 • Amy Jay

February 2026 - On The Mountain
Snowshoeing, Winter Homesteading, Chickens, and Aspen Crafts on the Mountain
Feb 28 • Amy Jay

January 2026 - On The Mountain
Life in an off-grid mountain cabin during an unusually snowless January - grey skies, cozy mornings, winter hikes, and lessons in uncertainty.
Jan 31 • Amy Jay

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.
May 16 • Amy Jay

Insomnia on the Mountain
A shooting star, a forest rave, and wild wonder at 4 a.m.
Apr 18 • Amy Jay

Living Deliberately
The Blood on my Hands and Choosing not to Look Away
Apr 11 • Amy Jay

The Weight of Winter
A Reflection on Seasonal Depression and Media Overload
Mar 7 • Amy Jay

A Town Day
Chains, Carrots and Getting Home In One Piece
Nov 15, 2025 • Amy Jay

One Snowflake at a Time
Living Life by the Snow
Oct 11, 2025 • Amy Jay

Leaving Social Media

The Digital Hiatus
Being Present in my Winter Wonderland
Feb 8, 2025 • Amy Jay

A Snowy Clean Slate
Joining my environment in a new beginning
Dec 29, 2024 • Amy Jay