A WOMAN has chosen to give up her five-bed home to live off-grid with other families in a yurt.
Kirsty ditched her normal life in Devon to live with a woodland community in a hidden forest in Somerset.
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The Tizard family opted to trade their home for a rustic off-grid lifestyle in the heart of Yeovil’s wilderness.
The mum-of-five, who managed a cafe for six years, decided to relocate to the Tinkers Bubble to save up cash.
The secluded community is home to 14 families who make just enough money to cover their basic needs.
Perched at the top of a steep hill, the yurts can be accessed on a horseback.
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At the centre of the residential area there is a “roundhouse” where meals are cooked communally.
Kirsty explained: “There’s plenty of space it’s bizarre. I’ve come from a five-bedroom house to this and it feels so much more comfortable and easier to clean.
“I think we’ve made it ours now.”
Kristy chose a simpler life for her family in a bid to escape the stress of juggling finances.
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She added: “We earning enough money to be comfortable. We had holiday once or twice a year.
“We went to Europe. We weren’t Caribbean flashes but we did have enough money.
“Christmas was always quite affluent but it just felt we were constantly working in order to earn more.
“We’re the poorest we’ve ever been.
“We’ve chosen to remove ourselves from the loop of constantly trying to earn enough money to survive in the world, we don’t need money here and we have community here.”
The unconventional community claims to be “fossil fuel free” and are described as a “a flagship project within the UK’s off-grid and intentional community sectors”.
The commune is powered by solar powered 12v electricity and they burn wood to cook food and heat their own bathhouse.
Clothes are washed by hand using a dolly and mangle and neighbours use compost toilets.
Kirsty added: “We have one wood-fired arga stove and we have a washing area and an old-fashioned washing dolly and a mangle.
“So you smash your washing up for a bit and then you mangle it and hang it up. So we boil it, rinse it, smash it and mangle it.”
The remote community is self-sufficient and produces all of the food it consumes – including cider, apple juice, vinegar and timber.
It also boasts two orchards, Bramley apples and farm animals – including a Jersey cow.
Residents still have to pay around £120 per month which covers the commune’s costs.
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It comes as a man travelling from the UK to Australia in his truck revealed it is his “salvation” after hitting the jackpot two weeks into his journey.
Bobby Bolton, 31, from Wigan, made the bold move to jump into life on the road after his 11 year relationship broke down.
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