Modern Monticello

Sovereignty but connected.

Real build plans and guides for off-grid living, designed in Appalachia. Built and tested versions are coming.

What brings you here?

Builds Kids' apps Scripture & Common Ground Body & health Good Finds

Self-Reliance

60+ guides: Medical, Digital, Body, Money and Preparedness

Knowledge Base

Recipes, Cleaning, Plantings, Animals, Backpack Guide and Herbal

Builds

Build guides for the homestead, from small projects to the Ogopogo

MM Local

Zach builds it on your property

Free

See everything free →

Free

Free Library

Technical Library, Calculator Library, Program Codex and more

Free

Common Ground

Seekers Guides, Ten-minute guides (H&P), Scripture Lookup and more

Free

Apps

Mini Monticello, Doodle Pad

5 pulls

Zach Lambert

Everything on this site comes out of four books written by the same person who built it.

Modern Monticello

THE_OS

Common Ground

You Already Know

In the works

Check Your Source

Or unlock one pillar at a time. No subscriptions.

Curated Collections

A specific chunk of the site without buying full access. Open any set to see exactly what is in it first.

42 collections

See all collections →

More builds are in the works.

Join the newsletter and we'll email you when new builds go live, along with what's happening on the hillside.

See every build →

Behind it all: an ER nurse in Charleston, West Virginia, who got tired of watching people pay in fear and money for things that never needed a gatekeeper.