One of the most important aspects of living off the grid is our large garden. Watch the following video about the fall garden and learn to live off the grid. From the Living Off The Grid Homestead. This past fall season has been a wonderful time for our family with the seeming extension of the [...]
Hello, The following video is an introduction to living off the grid. You will see a new video every week showing you our life and how to live off the grid. Our aim is to show you that we live what we talk about here. How to live off the grid, watch the video now> [...]
We were recently asked about living off the grid, and what we really think is important in making the move. In the email specifically we were asked how to get off the grid. It really is hard to know exactly what this fellow asking the question really had in mind. It all started with an [...]
One of the many things we have learned here at the Living Off The Grid Homestead is that we are usually better off than most people when a disaster hits. Whether it is a natural or man-made disaster by providing for yourself in a self sufficient manner you can definitely weather the storms. One of [...]
For most of us the old saying, ‘the first step is the hardest’, really does apply to living off the grid. This is a big step for you and your family to consider. We know it certainly was for us. But getting started does not have to be difficult. There are lots of little steps [...]
If you want a simple system for meeting your energy needs when you begin living off the grid then building solar panels is probably your best answer. We learned how to build solar panels over 16 years ago and have seen many designs and plans. Some good some not so good. What does 16 years [...]
This website is dedicated to living off the grid for a reason. Repeatedly we are asked to provide advice and assistance for grid tie systems, their maintenance and installation. Granted we have done a ton of these in the past, but our true love is really off grid living. Why? Well, let’s have at it… [...]
I remember the first time someone asked us ‘ What does Living Off The Grid mean?’ The words did not come easy… the obvious non-connection to the grid always comes to mind, but there was (and is) so much more to it. Then came the question, after a few years when the off grid movement [...]
For the past 16 years our family has been living off the grid with only solar and wind power to run our home. Back in 1994 we began a search to find alternative energy options that we could afford. We had to because we had no other options. It was really a matter of time [...]
For many years we have tried to come up with the definitive answer to the question, “What does living off the grid really mean to us?” Yes, there is the energy savings from using renewable energy sources, wind generators we built ourselves and solar panels. There is the garden of course. And our off grid [...]
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