Americans love potatoes, eating about 125 pounds, per person, per year. Although potatoes are easy to grow, many off-gridders on small plots of land avoid them because traditional growing techniques take up a lot of space. However, by using the ...
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Easy Ways To Make Money Off-Grid (By Doing What You’re Already Doing)
One of the best things about living off-grid is that you can make some money while living your dream lifestyle. I’m not talking about millions of dollars, but instead hundreds or thousands of dollars — enough to supplement other ...
Read More »5 Overlooked Challenges To Off-Grid Life That You Better Learn Before It’s Too Late
Previously on Off The Grid News, we the five biggest challenges to moving off-grid. So now you’ve successfully faced the challenges to moving off-grid. You’ve found a place with enough land and water and have an off-grid power source. ...
Read More »5 Ways That Living Off-Grid Makes You Happier And Healthier (And Even Extends Your Life)
There are many reasons that people choose to live off-grid. One benefit we all share, however, is that an off-grid life actually can make us happier and even help us live longer. There are many reasons for this. Here’s five: ...
Read More »Why Conventional Wisdom About Stockpiling Food Is Just Plain Wrong
A lot of us off-the-gridders don’t much believe anything the federal government says. That’s particularly true with statements like, “don’t worry, when Apple gives us their phone encryption key codes, we’ll protect your privacy.” Or, “we assure you that with ...
Read More »The 5 Biggest Challenges To Moving Off The Grid
Living off the grid is a rewarding lifestyle that millions of Americans enjoy, but it is hard work for the newly initiated. Here are the five biggest challenges for most people who want to move and begin living off-grid. 1. ...
Read More »Dropping Out Of Society: How To Prepare For A Solo Life Off-Grid
Many of us dream or desire to live off-grid by ourselves, enjoying a peaceful life of solitude. But it’s easy to underestimate the difficulty of this. Living off the grid is hard enough if you have family and other homesteaders ...
Read More »3 Delicious Odd-Sounding Tropical Fruits You Can Grow
Off-the-grid homesteaders who grow their own food and who live in the hot and frost-free parts of the country have many more options than their northern counterparts. These benefits include the ability to grow an amazing array of tropical fruits ...
Read More »The 4 Best Berries For Warm-Weather Homesteaders
Those off-the-gridders living in the south, where freezing temperatures are rare, have the opportunity to grow a wide array of berries that we northerners can only dream of. What makes a berry the best choice for a southern garden? Well, ...
Read More »Life-Saving Skills You Can Practice In Your Own Yard
Many off-the-gridders have extensively prepared for an uncertain future. Much of the preparation concerns being as self-reliant as possible on a self-sustaining homestead. But if disaster strikes, the only option may be to abandon the homestead and flee as fast ...
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