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Let’s face it, even though we do not advertise our supplies, anyone who has been over to our house probably knows we have a full pantry, and all our neighbors can see our garden. This is particularly true for those ...

Well, hello everybody!  My name is Jerry Greenfield and I am the new guest writer for Off the Grid News!  I guess I should start by telling you a little bit about myself.  My number one focus in life is ...

Back in 1973 there was an energy crisis. Fuel prices were sky high due to the OPEC decision to deliberately cut worldwide fuel supplies. My family, consisting of me, my wife and three small children, lived near Atlanta, Georgia. As ...

Once you know basic soil types and characteristics, as we’ve outlined in another article, you have several response strategies, and will probably end up using more than one: Harvest what already grows, and expand or reduce its extent as appropriate. ...

Volumes have been written about soil classification and competing systems have been devised for different purposes. The prevailing system in the U.S. includes some 13,000 “series”—roughly comparable to species in biology—grouped into 11 soil orders. You may not need to ...

It is possible to grow your own food even if you live in an urban space and have no outdoor room to garden.  If you have just a bit of space on a balcony or rooftop, you can grow even ...

There are many reasons to consider growing your own food. Our current system uses enormous quantities of petrochemicals (which are included in fertilizers and pesticides, meaning we end up eating them) as well as for farm machinery, shipping, refrigerated storage ...

“There’s something happening here, and what it is, ain’t exactly clear…” Those subtle words of warning from the old Buffalo Springfield song are ringing again in the mind of anyone with the least bit of concern over the government’s steady ...

The recent recall of a half billion eggs due to a salmonella scare is one more reminder of the need for safe, sustainable food production.  It also raises the issue of just how far the government will go to control ...

If, as part of your emergency preparedness, you have been considering options for creating a long- term, sustainable food source, chicken farming has proven to be one of the best. As an ongoing source of nutrient-rich eggs and lean meat, ...