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There are a lot of obstacles to overcome when transitioning to a more self-sufficient life. Unfortunately, sometimes the area you live in is the biggest roadblock, and moving isn’t an option. When it comes to growing your own food, you ...

Most of us know that the current global economic system is largely built upon risky endeavors and an endless cycle of debt. As a result, it seems one financial crisis after another is leaving families and local communities paying the ...

Security after a disaster or grid-down scenario is always a top concern among those in the preparedness community. We’re well aware of the need to defend our family and property against looters and invaders if a calamity with ensuing civil ...

A while back, I was presented with an interesting idea by a long-time friend and hunting buddy of my husband. He was talking about mutual assistance living (more or less), which is the idea that a group of people or ...

Off The Grid News recently sat down with preparedness author and law enforcement expert Michael Mabee, whose latest book, “Prepping for a Suburban or Rural Community,” who argues that most prepping plans are insufficient if the power grid goes down. ...

The next frontier or level of prepper thought involves a concept called Resilient Communities. A Resilient Community is designed for long-term survival and self-sufficiency. The idea here is to create a community or organization that can enable large numbers of ...

Going off the grid is a decision that more and more families and individuals are making. Doing so may mean building a homestead in a rural area with no neighbors and few ties to others. People who go it alone ...

I have friends, both conservative and liberal, who are focused on disasters which may await us: terrorism, government oppression,  global financial collapse and anarchy, peak oil, pandemics, catastrophic climate change… the list is endless. Some of these fears strike me ...

By the time David Platt was 26-years-old, he had earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism (A.B.J.) from the University of Georgia, and a Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Master of Theology (Th.M.) and Doctor ...

Bartering isn't complex; it simply represents trading of goods and services where there is no common medium, such as money. You barter when you want or need something that someone else has.