Communities

It’s the middle of August, smack in the middle of summer, and it’s time to start thinking about winter. Yes, the cold air is coming. I have a hard t...

Wendell Berry to appear at the Wisconsin Book fair in October...

I notice all of the ready made, easy to use, premixed, God only knows what is in it foods and drinks. There probably isn’t anything wrong with it, until y...

Retained Heat CookingHave you heard about hot box, hay box or cook box cooking? It’s the new-old way to cook that saves energy, improves flavor and increases th...

Alive and wellHere is an update on what has been going on in our off-grid life. I know I haven’t written in a while, I took a mini-break from blogging and...

I’ve been going back over the first pictures we took of our cabin, before it was renamed the sky castle, it’s hard to believe we have done so much w...

Country Store where I work I know I haven’t written anything in a while, I have excuses though! ;) I’ve been sick, the gov is harassing me, my garde...

French energy company EDF stands accused of ‘Green Jack’, high-jacking the green Union Jack which already belongs to a small eco-energy company in t...

“Forest hermits” fingered by oil company Encana, but cops have not a clue after six bombings...

Three thumbs up for Corey Feldman whose band is touring using only off-grid power and biofuel...

Madoff jailed – so that all right then – lets not worry about the real thieves...

Splash star getting a reputation for radical action and off-grid living...