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Survival in the wilderness is never easy, but survival in the wilderness when it’s frigid cold and snowing? That’s even harder. But if you’re prepared and know what you’re doing, you can live to tell about it. On this week’s ...

Herbal remedies are growing in popularity, but many off-gridders and homesteaders remain confused, not knowing how – or what — to grow. On this week’s edition of Off The Grid Radio we take a look at 10 indoor herbs our ...

Singer Andy Williams once told us that Christmas is the “most wonderful time of the year” – in part because we’re remembering Christmases of “long, long ago.” As it turns out, Williams’ nostalgic words also are true about the songs ...

  Each year more and more Americans are choosing to homestead, but along the way some discover that it is far more expensive than they envisioned. That was the case with homesteader Teri Page, who along with her husband discovered ...

Imagine living in a home where it never gets above 80 degrees Fahrenheit during the summer – without using air conditioning. And during winter, even without heat, it’s always in the 60s. Sound impossible? It’s not if you live in ...

Imagine living in an off-grid home and not ever receiving a utility bill – no electric bill, no water bill, no sewer bill. Even better, you don’t have to stockpile firewood, because your home is heated by the sun. Sound ...

When most gardeners see insects invading their garden, they reach for a can of pesticide from the big box store. But as you’ll learn on this week’s edition of Off The Grid Radio, there are quite a few all-natural options ...

Americans talk a lot about liberty. It’s debated in the halls of Congress, on television and radio talk shows, and even over the water cooler or coffee pot at work. Rarely, though, do we discuss the definition and source of ...

There’s off-grid, and then there’s really off-grid. This week’s guests on Off The Grid Radio fall into that latter category. They’re 45 minutes from the nearest town, 10 hours from the closest big city, and they have no neighbors. Their ...

Droughts can turn any summer into a battle for survival, but for those who live off-grid – and who depend on the land for their food – droughts can be particularly dangerous. Thankfully, though, there are solutions … such as ...