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Living off the grid is illegal in Cape Coral, Florida, according to a court ruling Thursday. Special Magistrate Harold S. Eskin ruled that the city’s codes allow Robin Speronis to live without utility power but she is still required to ...

What if you chose to live off the grid – even ditching all utilities – only to learn that the local government has rules against such a lifestyle? Even worse, what if you wanted to live off the grid and ...

State education officials in Florida tried for weeks to force a dying boy in a coma to take a standardized test, simply to comply with what many say is a ridiculous state law. To add insult to injury, it was ...

Editor’s note (March 2014): Hear our in-depth interview with Robin Speronis here. Hear her discuss the latest court ruling here.  A Florida widow has been ordered to leave her home by city officials because she discussed her off the grid lifestyle ...

A small church in Florida spent more than $50,000 to buy a piece of land it didn’t need because of an eminent domain threat from the state. The congregation at the Glorious Bethlehem Temple in Jacksonville bought the land because ...

A city government in Florida has used a zoning ordinance to force a couple to remove their organic vegetable garden – one that they’ve had for 17 years. Hermine Ricketts and her husband Tom Carroll had to tear out the ...

The prospect of getting a daily shot of GMO foods in the morning with a glass of “all natural” orange juice may not be something you are looking forward to. Nevertheless, it is closer to reality than you may expect ...

The South is known for long, lazy summer days and stretches of hot, humid weather. These warm conditions are ideal for growing most vegetables, but Southern gardeners face a few unique conditions. First, if you’re going to grow vegetables in ...

WASHINGTON, D.C.– According to Republican Senator Marco Rubio, the political process has failed to solve any of the major issues facing the nation during the last four years. In a speech before the Latino Coalition Small Business Summit, hosted by ...

by Ken Jones A few years ago we had an event that really made us wake up and smell the coffee so to speak.  Living here in Florida we are always aware of the constant dangers and emergency situations that ...