The Raney family documents their lives as they remain confined to their Alaskan homestead, observing the world from within.

A harsh winter has iced the homestead’s water supply, compelling Marty to seek a new source. Meanwhile, in Hawaii, Matt and his wife Katie document a lesson in cacao harvesting on her family’s plantation, filming themselves as they work.

Each year, the Raneys begin their Alaskan life with a project designed to impart vital skills to the younger generation. This year, they connect via video call with homesteaders who constructed a home from thirty thousand recycled tires.

In the Alaskan wilderness, Marty battles a torrent of snowmelt to protect his land. Across the Pacific, Matt constructs a towering slingshot, a means to fell the invasive trees that threaten Hawaii's native flora. Meanwhile, the Raneys visi…

Marty undertakes a perilous solo endeavor: to carve a path up sheer, three-hundred-foot cliffs. Meanwhile, with their flock expanding, Misty enlists her family in the construction of a predator-proof coop, built entirely by hand.

With the arrival of spring, the family begins preparations for a significant expansion of their homestead, documenting it all with their own cameras. Misty envisions a sprawling greenhouse, designed to sustain three generations. Meanwhile, …