Farmer who lives off-grid in remote Appalachia with no government ID reveals what it is
A farmer who lives off-grid in rural Kentucky is the star of a new YouTube video, which lays bare his very stripped back lifestyle and how he is on the quest for love.
Titus Morris has been living in a remote part of the Appalachian Mountains for eight years with no electricity, mains water, no cell phone, no car and even no shoes in the summer.
In an hour-long documentary made by YouTuber Peter Santenello, Titus sheds light on what his day to day routine looks like, with farming potatoes, doing laundry in the neighboring river and feeding his horses being among his daily tasks.
At one point, he reveals his monthly expenditure is around $140 and he makes a small income by training and shoeing horses.
Titus Morris has been living in a remote part of the Appalachian Mountains for eight years with no electricity, mains water, no cell phone, no car and even no shoes in the summer
In an hour-long documentary made by Peter Santenello , Titus sheds light on what his day to day routine looks like, with doing laundry in the neighboring river among his daily tasks
At one point, he reveals his monthly expenditure is around $140 and he makes a small income by training and shoeing horses
After being brought up in a ‘very religious’ family, Titus continued living as simply as possible
His outgoings include $90 a month for a landline telephone, which has been installed in a shed by his trailer home so he can share it with a neighbor.
He then spends around $20 a month on food for his dogs Sadie and Spartacus and another $30 on produce he can’t grow, such as bananas and Himalayan salt.
After being brought up in a ‘very religious’ family, Titus continued living as simply as possible.
While his parents have a computer and electricity, he decided to take things back to basics even further.
He says he lives in a similar way to the Amish community, but he does not follow their religion and practices pure Christianity instead.
Adding to the mystery, he has no official form of ID.
His parents got him a social security number for him as a child but he never signed it and later decided to revoke it.
Then, his birth certificate washed away in a flood and he has never had a driver’s license.
He tells viewers: ‘I don’t exist in the eyes of the government but I do exist in the lives of people that know me and my Father in heaven.’
At the beginning of the documentary, the outdoorsman gives viewers a quick tour of his small home. He explains that it is a little messy, as he has had a friend staying with him
The open-plan home consists of a kitchen, dining space and an area to sleep
During the summer, he likes to cook on a wood burning stove on his front porch as it gets too hot inside
In line with his religious beliefs, Titus does not eat any meat and he never had any dairy or egg products growing up
In terms of his home base, Titus lives on a 50-acre plot, with about 20 acres of this being open pasture and the other 30 acres being woodland.
At the beginning of the documentary, the outdoorsman gives viewers a quick tour of his small home.
He explains that it is a little messy, as he has had a friend staying with him.
The open-plan home consists of a kitchen, dining space and an area to sleep.
While it has a normal kitchen installed, none of the appliances work, and Titus disconnected the electricity when he moved in.
During the summer, he likes to cook on a wood burning stove on his front porch as it gets too hot inside.
In line with his religious beliefs, Titus does not eat any meat and he never had any dairy or egg products growing up.
He shows documentary maker Peter that one of his favorite meals consists of red potatoes, purple onions and kale with a sprinkle of pink Himalayan salt for flavor.
He says his plant-based diet has not impacted his athleticism, and throughout the documentary he demonstrates his strength, doing everything from climbing trees, to backwards rolling off his horse to scaling a rope into the loft of his barn.
Titus also says he is generally in good health and this year he hasn’t been sick at all, ‘not even a stuffy nose.’
He explains: ‘My thought is eat lots of healthy food, breath deep fresh air, try seeing God, get exercise and do things that strengthen your immune system so then your immune system is strong enough.’
Titus also says he is generally in good health and this year he hasn’t been sick at all, ‘not even a stuffy nose’
In terms of his home base, Titus lives on a 50-acre plot, with about 20 acres of this being open pasture and the other 30 acres being woodland
He says his plant-based diet has not impacted his athleticism and he loves climbing trees
Titus has shared his landline with viewers in a bid to find love, and he says he can be reached at 606-448-4252
There is a small outhouse as a toilet, and Titus has formed a dam in the creek, so a deeper pool of water serves as a bath.
This is fine during the summer months, but during the winter it can get a little chilly.
When it gets cooler, Titus also starts wearing shoes again as he says it’s ‘not healthy’ to go barefoot in the cold.
While he content on his farm, Titus says there are a couple of things that would be useful.
Firstly, he says a refrigerator would be ‘handy,’ as currently he has to keep goods cool in the creek.
He explains: ‘I can put stuff in the creek and it will keep overnight. Like, if I have beans leftover or something I can put them in a pot in the creek and they’ll stay good overnight.’
But over a refrigerator, Titus’ biggest wish is to find someone to share his life with.
While riding in his horse and carriage, which he uses instead of a car, he muses: ‘I think the only thing I’m missing really is someone to share this life with me and children.’
Titus has shared his landline with viewers in a bid to find love, and he says he can be reached at 606-448-4252.
However, as he is out working the land most days he says it is unlikely he will answer and it’s best to leave a voicemail instead.
As a further lure to any potential love interests, he says of his tucked away plot: ‘I wake up in the morning and there’s a green hill on that side and there’s a green hill on that side and I just have my own little peaceful valley here.’