So we did the only thing anyone could at that moment: we went online. My wife found an intriguing listing on Craigslist, a small house made of straw bales and stucco located in a small, quirky off-grid community 20 minutes outside of town. The house itself is built in a funky ...
He said that living in a small community of like-minded people is about building close relationships, even if it means suffering together. “When you suffer with people, it builds unity—it builds community,” he said. “I have tons of neighbors” in Eagle Mountain. “We say ‘hi’ to ...
Or help defend your land from wildfire, grow food forests, or be completely carbon negative. It encompasses regenerative agriculture, earthworks, community living, and every way humans interact with the environment and each other. We’re building Azhen into one of the worlds top permaculture demons...
produce grown in community gardens tends to be for personal consumption rather than sold, though some gardeners may choose to sell what they grow. I haven’t yet found a website with a database of community gardens throughout the US, but if you simply Google “community gardens near me,”...
10. Community Internet Projects: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work Sometimes, it takes a village… to get online. In places where big companies don’t tread, communities are rolling up their sleeves and building their own net. B y pooling resources, neighbors and friends come together to set up...
the PHES-based renewable energy system is the ideal way for remote communities to achieve total energy self-sufficiency. The HOMER model, which assesses a hybrid solar PV/wind/DG/battery system's potential for supplying energy to a remote rural community in Ethiopia, was described in depth by ...
As we shared a few months ago, there's one community of off-the-grid neighbors living in a northeast Missouri community, too. It's certainly not a lifestyle for everyone, but it's becoming more popular and Missouri specifically is being chosen as a destination by many....
build an off-grid-capable system, but the plan is to keep that grid connection intact. That way Tyalgum can generate its own solar power and sell the excess back to the grid. With support from local residents investing as shareholders, Tyalgum will then become a community-run energy retailer...
We gathered our belongings and walked down to the Town gathering spot: Tony Zak’s (a house donated to the community for gatherings). We blasted “Break my Stride” to pump us up. Go ahead, give it a listen, you know you want to… ...
Oregon has strong community networks, a favorable climate, and progressive off-the-grid politics. Anybody who wants to live off the grid can easily find communities and supportive folks who are already making it happen. What do you love aboutoff-the-gridlifestyles?