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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

Truck garden
CommunitiesMay 13, 2017

Truck garden

Growing up I had heard of truck farms, usually small family farms, when the produce is ready, the farmer takes the produce to a farmer’s market in a truck...

When snakes attack
CommunitiesMay 7, 2017

When snakes attack

Earlier this evening, the sun had gone down just far enough to be called dark, but we could still see. PB and I (and the dogs) were down at my neighbor’s ...

Bug season!
CommunitiesApr 30, 2017

Bug season!

Duck season! Wabbit season! Does that bring back memories of the old Bugs Bunny and Daffy (along with Elmer Fudd)? I grew up watching that, now I am adding my o...

Another brick in the wall
CommunitiesApr 29, 2017

Another brick in the wall

It’s been a while since I’ve posted an update on the SkyCastle. This is going on our 9th summer out here, we started out with raw land, just under 6...

Build your tiny home like a boat
CommunitiesApr 24, 2017

Build your tiny home like a boat

It’s a funny thing, I had always thought people who built tiny homes, especially the portable ones did build their homes like a boat, water tight, flexibl...

Frugal noodle
CommunitiesApr 21, 2017

Frugal noodle

Let’s use our frugal noodle to come up with some frugal ideas. For me personally, I’ve grown up frugally, I didn’t know or even understand it ...

Planting by the moon, hype or help?
CommunitiesApr 20, 2017

Planting by the moon, hype or help?

I was born in 1965 so I grew up less than one generation removed from those in my family who really farmed and those who went through the Great Depression. We s...

Is it healthier to live off-grid?
CommunitiesApr 12, 2017

Is it healthier to live off-grid?

Are there health benefits to living off-grid? I’d say yes, for me there definitely are. First, I find living in a more simple manner is much less stressfu...

No go shopping
CommunitiesApr 9, 2017

No go shopping

Are you ready for no go shopping? What is no go shopping you ask? It’s when you live out in the boonies and there isn’t a place to go shopping withi...

Bonita domes
CommunitiesApr 6, 2017

Bonita domes

I think I have always been attracted to unconventional homes (I live in a small castle after all…), when perusing my YouTube page with all the suggestions...

How to properly (and safely) dehydrate water for long term storage
CommunitiesApr 1, 2017

How to properly (and safely) dehydrate water for long term storage

For those of us who live off-grid, and others who camp or are just interested in prepping for whatever may come, having a source of clean potable water is high ...

Travel trailer living with 3 boys?
CommunitiesApr 1, 2017

Travel trailer living with 3 boys?

…and 2 dogs… what would you think about living with 3 boys and 2 dogs on the road?...