2 millennial farmers spent $25,000 transforming a school bus into a tiny home. Now they spend their days driving around the country and helping local farmers — here's how they did it.

Libertina BrandtMay 15, 2020, 20:25 IST

Logan and her partner, "Cheezy."Ramblin Farmers

In 2017, Logan and her partner, "Cheezy," bought an old school bus for $15,000.
They spent more than a year renovating the bus into their tiny dream home.
They now spend their days traveling around the country and helping local farmers through their freelance business, Ramblin Farmers.
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Logan and her partner Justin, also known as "Cheezy," met in 2014. They immediately bonded over their shared dream of living off the grid.

Over the course of the next few years, they spent time working on local farms together and decided to pair their passion for farming with traveling.

In 2017, they bought a bus for $15,000 and spent more than a year turning it into their new home. They said they learned how to transform the interior by watching YouTube videos and reading blogs. In January 2019, they were finally able to hit the road.

To realize their dream of living off the grid, the couple started a freelance farmhand business called Ramblin Farmers. Through Ramblin Farmers, Logan and Cheezy are able to offer their short-term farm services to small-scale organic farms around the country. They document their journey on their Instagram.

Business Insider caught up with Logan to find out what it was like to renovate the bus. In the tell-all interview, she walked Business Insider through what life has been like since hitting the road, and how they've been managing through the coronavirus pandemic.

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They've even started a video series that will give detailed instructions on how to identify plants you can forage, how to access your own "nature's toilet paper," how to make herbal tea blends that are good for the immune system, and how to sow seeds.

Ramblin Farmers

They've even started a video series that will give detailed instructions on how to identify plants you can forage, how to access your own "nature's toilet paper," how to make herbal tea blends that are good for the immune system, and how to sow seeds.

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Logan and Cheezy have used their Instagram account to spread a message of positivity during hard times. They have also stressed the importance of the continuation of farming.

Ramblin Farmers

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Logan and Cheezy have used their Instagram account to spread a message of positivity during hard times. They have also stressed the importance of the continuation of farming.

Through Ramblin Farmers, Logan and Cheezy are able to offer their short-term farm services to small-scale organic farms around the country. They launched in 2019, and have served clients all around California and Oregon. They plan on heading to Arizona next. But for now, as the country grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, the couple is hanging low.

Ramblin Farmers

Through Ramblin Farmers, Logan and Cheezy are able to offer their short-term farm services to small-scale organic farms around the country. They launched in 2019, and have served clients all around California and Oregon. They plan on heading to Arizona next. But for now, as the country grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, the couple is hanging low.

But Logan explained that they have no intentions of settling down any time soon. For now, they have found a way to merge farming and travel through their freelance farmhand business, Ramblin Farmers.

Ramblin Farmers

But Logan explained that they have no intentions of settling down any time soon. For now, they have found a way to merge farming and travel through their freelance farmhand business, Ramblin Farmers.

Their plan is to travel to small organic farms around the country and figure out where they want to start a farm of their own.

Ramblin Farmers

The couple was finally able to hit the road in January 2019.

Ramblin Farmers

In addition to the essentials, they installed homey things like a tiny wood stove and a bookshelf.

Ramblin Farmers

"It was actually kind of funny," she said, laughing. "The electrician was so impressed. He couldn't find anything wrong with the system and basically, almost, offered Cheezy a job."

Cheezy cooking on the bus. Ramblin Farmers

"It was actually kind of funny," she said, laughing. "The electrician was so impressed. He couldn't find anything wrong with the system and basically, almost, offered Cheezy a job."

After they mounted the solar panels and wired the lights, the refrigerator, the fans, and the outlets, Logan said they hired an electrician to make sure everything was good to go.

Ramblin Farmers

After they mounted the solar panels and wired the lights, the refrigerator, the fans, and the outlets, Logan said they hired an electrician to make sure everything was good to go.

A stainless steel freshwater tank under the sink can store up to 12 gallons of water. They have portable jugs, too.

Ramblin Farmers

The space boasts tiny-home living essentials including a small kitchen area with a refrigerator.

Ramblin Farmers

They also spent a lot of time researching how to make the bus as nontoxic as possible.

Ramblin Farmers

For their energy needs, Cheezy designed a 600-watt solar system. Logan explained that the project took months and months of research before it was completed.

Ramblin Farmers

The hardest part of the process was gutting the bus, Logan said. It took them over a month to rip everything out.

Ramblin Farmers

Logan explained to Business Insider that they watched YouTube videos and read blogs to learn how to transform the interior.

Ramblin Farmers

When they purchased it, it looked like a typical bus with rows of leather blue seats. It took them over a year to convert into a tiny home. In total, they spent $25,000 on the project.

Ramblin Farmers

When they purchased it, it looked like a typical bus with rows of leather blue seats. It took them over a year to convert into a tiny home. In total, they spent $25,000 on the project.

They decided to pair their dream of becoming farmers with their desire to live off the grid. In 2017, they bought a 2008 Chevy 350 from a used bus dealership for $15,000.

Ramblin Farmers

They decided to pair their dream of becoming farmers with their desire to live off the grid. In 2017, they bought a 2008 Chevy 350 from a used bus dealership for $15,000.

Logan and Cheezy met in 2014 in Austin, Texas. Logan told Business Insider that they bonded over their shared dream of living off the grid and obtaining self-efficiency.

Ramblin Farmers

Logan and Cheezy met in 2014 in Austin, Texas. Logan told Business Insider that they bonded over their shared dream of living off the grid and obtaining self-efficiency.

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2 millennial farmers spent $25,000 transforming a school bus into a tiny home. Now they spend their days driving around the country and helping local farmers — here's how they did it.

They've even started a video series that will give detailed instructions on how to identify plants you can forage, how to access your own "nature's toilet paper," how to make herbal tea blends that are good for the immune system, and how to sow seeds.

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Logan and Cheezy have used their Instagram account to spread a message of positivity during hard times. They have also stressed the importance of the continuation of farming.

But Logan explained that they have no intentions of settling down any time soon. For now, they have found a way to merge farming and travel through their freelance farmhand business, Ramblin Farmers.

Their plan is to travel to small organic farms around the country and figure out where they want to start a farm of their own.

The couple was finally able to hit the road in January 2019.

In addition to the essentials, they installed homey things like a tiny wood stove and a bookshelf.

"It was actually kind of funny," she said, laughing. "The electrician was so impressed. He couldn't find anything wrong with the system and basically, almost, offered Cheezy a job."

After they mounted the solar panels and wired the lights, the refrigerator, the fans, and the outlets, Logan said they hired an electrician to make sure everything was good to go.

A stainless steel freshwater tank under the sink can store up to 12 gallons of water. They have portable jugs, too.

The space boasts tiny-home living essentials including a small kitchen area with a refrigerator.

They also spent a lot of time researching how to make the bus as nontoxic as possible.

For their energy needs, Cheezy designed a 600-watt solar system. Logan explained that the project took months and months of research before it was completed.

The hardest part of the process was gutting the bus, Logan said. It took them over a month to rip everything out.

Logan explained to Business Insider that they watched YouTube videos and read blogs to learn how to transform the interior.

When they purchased it, it looked like a typical bus with rows of leather blue seats. It took them over a year to convert into a tiny home. In total, they spent $25,000 on the project.

They decided to pair their dream of becoming farmers with their desire to live off the grid. In 2017, they bought a 2008 Chevy 350 from a used bus dealership for $15,000.

Logan and Cheezy met in 2014 in Austin, Texas. Logan told Business Insider that they bonded over their shared dream of living off the grid and obtaining self-efficiency.