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 ...
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How To Make $10,000 On One-Fourth An Acre
For many wannabe homesteaders, the lack of resources – that is, the lack of land and time – is the biggest stumbling block to self-sufficiency. But this week’s guest on Off The Grid Radio says you can be self-sufficient on ...
Read More »He Quit A High-Paying Fortune 500 Job To Homestead
Many people in the U.S. are chasing the American dream, trying to make more money so they can – supposedly – be happier. But a handful of Americans are going the opposite route, leaving the American dream because it didn’t ...
Read More »Why Homesteaders SHOULDN’T Own Livestock
As homesteading continues growing in popularity, many wannabe homesteaders face sticker shock – surprised by the costs of a self-sufficient life. But this week’s guest on Off The Grid Radio says that homesteading doesn’t have to be expensive. Homesteader Steven ...
Read More »The Island Where Electricity Is Banned & Everyone Has 10 Acres
The off-grid life is growing in popularity across North America, but it certainly doesn’t always take the same form. That’s what filmmaker and professor Phillip Vannini discovered when he spent two years travelling to every province and territory in ...
Read More »Homesteading In Alaska’s Wilderness, With No Cell Phones
Alaska is often called the “Last Frontier,” with an untamed wilderness that is the envy of off-gridders everywhere. And while most homesteaders only dream of moving to Alaska and “roughing it,” one couple actually did something about it – ...
Read More »Is Trump Too Cozy With Russia?
For weeks now, the mainstream media has been in an uproar over Russia’s role in the U.S. election, alleging that President-elect Trump is far too friendly with Russian President Vladimir Putin. So, is Trump too cozy with Russia – to ...
Read More »Winter Survival Lessons From Alaska’s Denali
In the summer of 1967, 12 young men climbed Alaska’s Denali — the 20,000-foot mountain that outsiders call Mt. McKinley. There, they encountered a deadly storm that killed seven of them in what remains one of the most heartbreaking mountain ...
Read More »Stockpiling Water: How To Ensure You Never Run Out
Not long ago in America, the conventional wisdom was that fresh drinking water always would be available. But with recent water crises in West Virginia and then Flint, Mich. – as well as droughts throughout the country – that no ...
Read More »How To Grow Tomatoes, Outdoors, During Winter
Winter weather is here, which means it’s time to put away your garden tools and daydream about spring and warmer weather … right? Well, not really. Winter is a great time to continue gardening, as you can grow and harvest ...
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