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Why the phrase “off the grid” has Hollywood gripped
CommunitiesOct 20, 2016

Why the phrase “off the grid” has Hollywood gripped

    The theme of off-grid living is sweeping through Hollywood as it takes a center stage role in upcoming blockbusters. The newest Bourne movie hits ...

Crucial court hearing for Steward Wood
CommunitiesOct 13, 2016

Crucial court hearing for Steward Wood

  You may remember the Steward Community Woodland Group from our previous article ‘Dartmoor community eviction‘. There’s a little summary...

WrethaOffGrid vlog 01
CommunitiesOct 9, 2016

WrethaOffGrid vlog 01

I have been doing more and more reviews online, including video reviews so I have been getting more comfortable with being in front of the camera instead of alw...

Off-Grid underground Hobbit house
CommunitiesOct 7, 2016

Off-Grid underground Hobbit house

Kristie Wolfe is no slouch when it comes to building unusual homes, she goes in with ideas put to pen and paper and begins to build her dream. This time she is ...

Auroville, the Utopia next door
CommunitiesOct 5, 2016

Auroville, the Utopia next door

  Imagine a place free from politics, religion and money. People from every background, of all ages, living in unity and self-sufficiency. The food that yo...

Tiny turf houses in Iceland
CommunitiesSep 30, 2016

Tiny turf houses in Iceland

I love seeing how people used to live, “back in the day” as we like to say. It’s interesting and educational to see how people used the natura...

Dartmoor community eviction
CommunitiesSep 29, 2016

Dartmoor community eviction

  An off-grid community located in woodland within Dartmoor National Park, UK are faced with eviction after 15 years of living side by side with nature. Th...

Knowledge and experience
CommunitiesSep 28, 2016

Knowledge and experience

Since we aren’t naturally born with all the knowledge (and experience) we’ll ever need, we have to learn. Hopefully we are learning something new ev...

First fire of the season
CommunitiesSep 25, 2016

First fire of the season

We had our first wood fire this evening, it’s not really cold, not as cold as it will get, but it was one of those chilly, grey, damp, rainy days that jus...

Hobbiton
CommunitiesSep 23, 2016

Hobbiton

I love looking at alternative type housing, even if it’s a bit of a fantasy, I do live in a SkyCastle after all :) I watched this video a few days ago in ...

We want to hear YOUR UNPLUGGING stories
CommunitiesSep 22, 2016

We want to hear YOUR UNPLUGGING stories

Some of you will be reading this at your desk at which you spend 8 hours a day, just to pay the bills and mortgage. Some will stare at our off-grid memes, poste...

California Gov, Jerry Brown – Off-Grid
CommunitiesSep 20, 2016

California Gov, Jerry Brown – Off-Grid

  Environmental champion, Jerry Brown says his next home will be totally off the grid. Powered by solar panels, the 2,674 square feet abode will include on...