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Imagine living an off-grid life and needing cash only a few times a year – say, those handful of times when you go to town. For all but one day each month, you don’t even need your wallet. That’s the ...

Some gardening fads come and go, but straw bale gardening is one trend that may be here to stay. Who wouldn’t want a gardening method that provides portability, easier access and better drainage? On this week’s edition of Off The ...

If you were in a survival situation during the summer – with 100-degree (Fahrenheit) heat – would you know what to do? And could you find water? Summer survival is the subject of this week’s edition of Off The Grid ...

Off-gridders are quite diverse, but one thing they all have in common is the desire to preserve wisdom and knowledge from past – that is, how to do things our great-grandparents did. That’s what the Foxfire Fund has been doing ...

Many Americans who are tired of the rat race often dream of an off-grid life by a picturesque lake … but they never do anything about it. This week’s guest on Off The Grid Radio had those same dreams – ...

Would you know how to treat a snakebite if you were miles and miles from a hospital? What if a family member tripped and suffered a major cut or even a broken bone? What would you do? Wilderness first aid ...

Winter is nearly gone and gardening season is just around the corner, which means it’s time to consider what you might do similar and different from last year. Author and expert gardener Sally Jean Cunningham has a suggestion: Try companion ...

Each year, millions of Americans flee the cities — and the traffic and stress — for a more enjoyable rural life. This week’s guests on Off The Grid Radio did that, too, and then went a step further by building ...

Each spring and summer, gardeners and homesteaders plan their gardens with the goal of growing the most vegetables possible. But few of them consider aquaponics, a growing method that involves fish and allows gardeners to grow far more vegetables than ...

Summer weather is officially here, and for many gardeners that means one thing: a lack of rain. For others, it may mean a drought. Gardening during summer is never easy, but how do you grow your favorite vegetables when nature ...