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Off-grid groups - how to build a group and case studies of successful and unsuccessful groups of individuals who are off-grid together

FP&L block attempt to secede from the grid
CommunitiesApr 2, 2010

FP&L block attempt to secede from the grid

COCOA BEACH — Florida Power & Light has along history of anti-community, anti-environment behavior. Now Cocoa Beach officials say FPL has not responded to t...

DIY-Loom knitting
CommunitiesMar 31, 2010

DIY-Loom knitting

Round loom knitting, have you heard of it? This is a type of knitting that uses a loom instead of using knitting needles. I never learned to knit with needles, ...

Southern Oregon Off-Gridder
I Am Off-Grid And I Want Others To Join MeMar 27, 2010

Southern Oregon Off-Gridder

We are a family looking to move off-grid and become self sustainable. We would love to share the experience with like minded people, and relish the opportunity ...

Daryl Hannah reveals second off-grid home
CommunitiesMar 24, 2010

Daryl Hannah reveals second off-grid home

Hollywood icon Daryl Hannah is already a poster girl for the off-grid revolution. The interview she gave www.off-grid.net in 2005 made her Colorado staging post...

Video-clips from “How to Live Off-Grid”
CommunitiesMar 23, 2010

Video-clips from “How to Live Off-Grid”

The Off-grid channel on YouTube has a growing collection of clips showing real people living and working off the grid.  Please send us your clips for inclusion,...

Off the grid living a “top ten” idea
CommunitiesMar 13, 2010

Off the grid living a “top ten” idea

Support from Reihan Salam Time Magazine has called living off the grid “one of the most important ideas of the next ten years.” Time  Managing Edito...

Off the Grid and the prepared
CommunitiesMar 5, 2010

Off the Grid and the prepared

So, just what does that mean? I can tell you from personal experience and from the responses I have received from people over the years that it definitely has d...

Fox buys John Twelve Hawks
CommunitiesFeb 28, 2010

Fox buys John Twelve Hawks

Is there really a John Twelve Hawks? The author of a bestselling sci-fi series called the Fourth Realm Trilogy lives off the grid, according to the New York Pos...

10 acres near Durango — trees,spring
I Want To Go Off-GridFeb 26, 2010

10 acres near Durango — trees,spring

Brian writes: Hello! I own two separately deeded 10 acre parcels side by side. Both border 9000 acres of public land and are secluded and quiet. They are locate...

LandBuddy – link with others off the grid
CommunitiesFeb 25, 2010

LandBuddy – link with others off the grid

Welcome to the beta launch of LandBuddy ™, a place where you can find new off-grid friends and form groups to share land, acquire real estate  and other r...

Must simplicity be minimalist?
CommunitiesFeb 14, 2010

Must simplicity be minimalist?

To date most efforts at living the simple life,  off the grid seem to be an exercise in minimalism — doing without  amenities most people take for granted...

Independence or a new dependency?
CommunitiesFeb 5, 2010

Independence or a new dependency?

Off-Grid forum has a new moderator – meet Elnav, and listen to his wise words – he has walked the talk for many years. “To most people going o...