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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

Whole house vacuum aka Bobbage
CommunitiesAug 20, 2012

Whole house vacuum aka Bobbage

PB is such a tinkerer, his ability to take nothing but scraps, often discarded items and make extraordinary and useful things is one of the biggest reasons we h...

Brace yourself: Reality TV industry sinks claws into off-grid
CommunitiesAug 3, 2012

Brace yourself: Reality TV industry sinks claws into off-grid

Be warned – a large number of reality TV companies are jumping on the bandwagon of off-grid – our forum has a great thread where a reader called riv...

Mountain Men – TV’s usual trashy take on off-grid living
CommunitiesJul 17, 2012

Mountain Men – TV’s usual trashy take on off-grid living

The love affair between reality TV and the off-grid lifestyle continues with the new series Mountain Men (finale this thursday 8/9pm)on History Channel. Eustace...

Pledge to our film on kickstarter.com
CommunitiesJun 19, 2012

Pledge to our film on kickstarter.com

We have just launched a Crowdsourced project on Kickstarter.com. OFF THE GRID AND ON THE CLOUD is a documentary about how Off-Grid living combines ancient wisdo...

Hare Krishna UK Eco Farm
CommunitiesMay 30, 2012

Hare Krishna UK Eco Farm

A group of Hare Krishna monks in Scotland are pioneering a new sustainable community. The project, called the Krishna Eco Farm, is based at an eight-acre farm i...

Cooking under pressure
CommunitiesMay 7, 2012

Cooking under pressure

I often forget how good a pot of pintos can be. This last Sunday, I had to come up with a dish to take to church for our first Sunday after church dinner. I kne...

Searching for community, family or couple that lives off-grid
CommunitiesApr 18, 2012

Searching for community, family or couple that lives off-grid

Filming to start in September 2012...

Periogen trial and review
CommunitiesApr 18, 2012

Periogen trial and review

I am finally ready to give Periogen a final review (though there may be followups in the future), I must say that I am very happy with it, it does what it says ...

Off-Grid alarm system
CommunitiesApr 3, 2012

Off-Grid alarm system

Where we live is pretty far off the beaten path, which means it is either very safe or not so safe depending on how you look at the situation. There either aren...

Cabin Porn
CommunitiesMar 17, 2012

Cabin Porn

A web site where readers around the world post large high-res pics of remote or abandoned cabins? Surely, it will never catch on? Yes it will – with 40,000 Face...

Australia falling for Earthship marketers
CommunitiesMar 14, 2012

Australia falling for Earthship marketers

Boasting an outer shell made of stacked car tyres packed with earth, an Earthship claims to be a cutting-edge, sustainable green home made from recycled materia...

No Name Key- battle to save renewable community
CommunitiesMar 6, 2012

No Name Key- battle to save renewable community

After two decades, a tiny Florida island where 43 households live off the grid may be forced to accept Utility power. The lure of enhanced property prices has p...