Urban or Suburban Organic Farming
What is Organic Farming? The USDA defines organic agriculture as “a production system that is managed to respond to site-specific conditions by integrating cultural, biological, and mechanical practices that foster cycling of resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity.”Huh? While not everyone agrees on an accepted definition it can be roughly interpreted to mean Using nature […]
Continue readingOff Grid Energy Solutions: How To Beat The Utilities at Their Own Game
Click Video to Watch Audio Download Video Download Transcript Download Off Grid Energy-The Problem Without a doubt, the cost of energy in the coming years is going to get higher. This is simply a fact. You need to be thinking about off grid energy solutions now. If you didn’t believe it yourself, you wouldn’t be […]
Continue readingWhy Urban Homesteading Is Part Of The Urban Future + 10 Tips To Get Started
“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.”Chinese Proverb Urban homesteading means different things to different people. It might focus on several unique issues: services by local, state, and federal agencies in the United States which try to assist folks back into urban houses, squatting, […]
Continue readingSuburban Homesteading: 7 Steps For An Off Grid Home in the City
“The Homesteaders, including my grandparents who left behind almost nothing, and arrived in Montana with nothing but the clothes on their back, high hopes, and dreaming of the future.”Brian Switzer Just because you live in a suburban setting, doesn’t mean you can’t experience Suburban Homesteading. This allows you to have an off grid home, despite […]
Continue readingOff Grid Real Estate
There’s something incredibly romantic and idyllic about off grid real estate. Finding the perfect off grid homes for sale, however, is a completely different business. The decision has to be 100 percent pragmatic and based on rationality. Whether you’d like to buy land, an off grid shelter or something a bit more luxurious, you’ll need to […]
Continue readingLiving Off the Grid Does Not Have To Mean Moving To a Remote Location
Summary: Living off the grid Living off the grid doesn’t have to mean moving to some remote location. You’ve probably heard people talking about it and wondered exactly what that meant. There are a lot of people who want to change their lifestyle and live off the grid these days. It is a chance to live […]
Continue readingWilderness Encounters
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 home […]
Continue readingOff Grid Meaning
Off The Grid MeaningI remember the first time someone asked us ‘ What does Off The Grid mean to you?’ 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 […]
Continue readingLiving Off Grid Our Early Years
In 1993 our family decided that we wanted to start living off the grid. It was a major decision in our lives, and the lives of 3 small children, but we knew it was time to give it a try. Back then we knew nothing about our new choices, or how they would affect the […]
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How The Weather Affects Living Off The Grid
We love watching the weather outside change, living off the grid has a new set of rules really, it is just that simple.The main factor that affects how much Renewable Energy that is produced at our home is the weather. If the sun is shining our solar panels are working non-stop to charge our batteries. […]
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