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Join us for our adventures in the jungle of Belize! The Crooked Shed Homestead has relocated! We are now in the beautiful jungle of Belize CA.

Join us for our adventures building an off-grid home and business, exploring the natural wonders of Belize and it's many cultures, and adventuring through ancient Maya sites around the country.

14/11/2025

Exciting times here! We just got our Belize business registered and are ready to roll with a new adventure in the jungle. Wish us luck!

31/10/2025

Took a trip to the Chiquibul forest today. It’s way out in the jungle and we were the only people there. Saw some cool birds, including huge toucans who are hilarious when they fly. The little deer was just walking down the road and wasn’t really scared. She walked into the bush but stood and let us get within about 15 feet for pictures. She was about the size of a German Shepherd. The ant hill was pretty cool and then there was an opening to a cave that got my imagination running. Sonja said NO! We pulled off the road, sat on the tailgate, and enjoyed lunch. We are going back to camp in the near future. The park ranger, who lives on the property, said the scarlet macaws nest there in the evenings, and said that every dawn and dusk the place is teaming with wildlife. We gotta check it out!

15/10/2025

Just a few cute animals for a Wednesday!

12/10/2025

Great day at Caracol Mayan ruins. This place is in the middle of the jungle, way out there. The main temple is named Caana and at 142 feet it is the tallest in Belize. It is just a stones throw from Guatemala which you can see from the top of Caana. We stopped at a few more beauty spots on the way home. It was a great road trip!

11/10/2025

Took an amazing tour in the most incredible cave we’ve ever been in. It is a wet cave and entry is a nice little swim through crystal clear cold water. This is not a show cave so there are no walkways or lighting. There’s lots of climbing, swimming, and a couple of really tight passages, but it’s all worth it. The cave is filled with Mayan pottery, artifacts, and skeletons of people who were sacrificed in the cave 1200-1300 years ago as offerings to the gods. The most complete skeleton is the final and deepest sacrifice in the cave. The most disturbing is a 13 year old child who was bound and left in the cave. If you have ever been in a pitch black cave you will understand how quickly panic and terror would set in. Horrible stuff. The surrounding jungle is amazing and our guide Eric was incredible. We were in the cave for over 4 hours. If you ever have a chance to see this cave you have to do it. National Geographic calls it the #1 sacred cave in the world. Fortunately the government of Belize elected to leave all the artifacts in situ, so everything is pretty much as it was when the cave was discover in the 1980’s. It was an incredible experience and not one we will ever forget.

05/10/2025

Great little 400 square foot cabin on 1/2 acre fenced lot. House has solar but probably needs some upgrades. Comes with all furniture, a generator, and self propelled mower. Lot has coconut trees, various fruit trees, and teak trees which can be sold once they mature. It is located in a private neighborhood with video security, $35 dues for maintenance of neighborhood common spaces, piped water that runs about $10-$15 per month. There’s plenty of room to expand and the lot is nice and flat with rich soil for gardening. A chicken coop is in the back yard and chickens are readily available in the community. The village down the road is a friendly Spanish community with several small stores, nursery, auto mechanic, and lumberyard. The Mennonite community of Spanish Lookout is just 10 minutes away and has everything you need to live comfortably out here. We seldom find that we can’t get what we need there. Cost of living is very affordable and healthcare is quite good and very affordable here. Health insurance is not really a thing here so it is quite affordable to get healthcare.
Asking price on this house is US$42k
Please contact me directly if you have any questions or are interested in this beautiful little house.

02/10/2025

A few more houses available for sale in our little neighborhood. Come on down and take a look!

01/10/2025

There are several houses for sale in our neighborhood here in Belize and it’s a great opportunity to buy a vacation home/rental home at a very affordable price. This house sits on just over 1 acre with lots of coconut trees, fruit trees, and teak. A small seasonal creek runs along the western property line and is frequented by monkeys, iguanas, and birds of every variety. The house is currently one bedroom one bath but can easily be converted to a two bedroom. It is a hardwood house in good structural condition but just needs some upgrades and minor repairs and TLC. The current bathroom is in need of a full renovation but that is not a huge project.
Two of our houses are right across the street from this house, in a very safe and secure neighborhood. We have 24 hour video surveillance and the neighbors are all very aware of who is coming and going from the neighborhood. There is a neighbor HOA that maintains all common areas and dues are $35US per month. Water is incredibly inexpensive and solar is an excellent option here in sunny Belize. We are just a few miles outside the bustling little Mennonite town of Spanish Lookout which will remind you of small town America 40+ years ago. Everything you need for day to day life can be found in Spanish Lookout. You will also be in the heart of the Cayo district, which in our opinion is the most exciting part of Belize. You can be at the beach in under 2 hours, swimming a clear mountain stream in 45 minutes, canoeing through a Mayan cave, exploring massive Mayan ruins, shopping in a true farmers market with every kind of fresh fruit and vegetable several days a week, and relaxing in a hammock in cool tropical breezes on your own veranda here in Tambos Acres. Sonja and I are quite familiar with working on these houses now and would be more than happy to assist you in making this home everything you want in a vacation home. We can also manage your home if you want to rent it out when you are not using it. Please feel free to contact me directly for additional information on this house, pricing, and other houses available in Tambos Acres. Prices range from $42k-$150k on nice sized lots.

29/09/2025

We finished our first house yesterday. It was a grueling 8 weeks but well worth it. There are still a few small projects that need to be done but all the heavy work is done. It’s a cozy little cabin in the jungle. One down, three to go!

10/09/2025

The new deck is coming along nicely. Tomorrow I’ll try to get the railings and roof on. Gonna be perfect for those cool evening breezes!

07/09/2025

This guy….. Trying to attract the ladies.

02/09/2025

Did an awesome canoe trip through a Mayan cave this afternoon. It’s about 5 miles long but we only went about 3000 feet in. As you can see, there is pottery still in the cave. The black pot and plate in the hole are on a ledge used for sacrificial offerings and were used to collect blood. On the ledge opposite this one there are 28 bodies. 8 are royals and are on the top level. The other 20 are bodies of sacrificed people. You can see one of the skulls from the canoes. If you look you can see the teeth and the skull is pointed up towards the ceiling. The guide said it is a child of about 4. It really is an amazing place.

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Spanish Lookout

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Every day is an adventure at the Crooked Shed Homestead. Just across the fence from our house our small herd of Irish Dexter cattle live on 35 acres of beautiful Oklahoma pasture. Our Dexters are raised with no antibiotics, no added hormones, and always grass finished. Our pastures are never sprayed with w**d killers or chemicals of any kind. All of our beef is USDA butchered and inspected. We love our pigs! We raise Bershire, Hampshire and Blue Butt pigs. The run freely in a combination of pasture and woods and eat fresh garden vegetables, hay, swine pellets, and whatever bugs, roots, and grasses they can find in the wild. We put hands on them every day to keep them tame, friendly, and manageable. Our pigs are raised with no added hormones or antibiotics and are USDA butchered. If you love lamb as much as we do you will be a lifelong customer once you’ve tasted our Dorper Lamb. A very mild meat from this African breed of pasture raised animals. Again, we raise them without any antibiotics or added hormones. Eggs are also available from our farm. We raise "truly" free range chickens. Never confined to special chicken tractors or electric nets our chickens are free to roam and forage throughout the entire acreage of our farm. They put themselves to bed at night in their coops and start their free forage every morning, usually before we are even up and about...... That's freedom!