Monica M. King is a third generation bee-keeper living off-grid in Southern AZ.
She is busy! Monica is on the Board of the Southern Arizona Beekeepers (SAZBA), is very active in bee swarm removal and hive relocation across southern Arizona. We have a page about safe bee relocation under “Resources.”
Monica’s homestead includes many hives of bees, as well as chickens, rabbits on occasion, and an extensive garden well protected from both. Altogether the Kings have an orchard, vegetable garden, a yard of chickens, and other domestic creatures, and thus Monica offers many handy tips for homesteaders both here on Savor the Southwest, and on her own YouTube channel, the King’s Titan Homestead.
In the off season Monica restores pottery, and offers that and more online and at one of the many Tucson Gem & Mineral Shows. (link soon)
If all that is not enough, she and her spouse are in the process of creating a museum out in the Altar Valley!
With no hard-wired source of electricity, her family eats a great deal of fresh seasonal foods, plus they often preserve the bounty for later enjoyment. This makes for some delightful meals.