Off The Grid News Better Ideas For Off The Grid Living

No doubt, technology can help save you time and money. Remember when you used to have to wait until after 7 p.m. to call long-distance because it was cheaper? Now, though, we can talk to our loved ones anytime we ...

Whether you’re a new gardener, or a long-time student of the land, there are many things you can do to cut back on inputs and save time and money in the garden. In fact, there is a growing movement of ...

In today’s modern world, it is easy to tell time. There are clocks on buildings, billboards, cell phones and microwave ovens. Then there’s the old-fashioned grandfather clock in the hallway. But what if you didn’t have a watch? What would ...

When you make the grand decision to prepare and to stockpile food and other supplies, you do it for two reasons: You either want to be covered for things such as power outages, heavy snow or a car crash OR ...

If you’re homesteading or living off the grid, you know that there is basically a never-ending list of chores. Often, one of the hardest things in this lifestyle is prioritizing and focusing on the most important tasks to be accomplished. ...

Gardeners often love to pore over seed catalogs, dreaming about which new varieties to try this year, planning their gardens in meticulous detail, and then put their planning into practice. Much time can be spent in tending and loving on ...

With all of the things calling for your attention on the homestead, it’s all too easy to get distracted and procrastinate and never give certain jobs the attention they deserve.  Whatever those jobs are, they really do need to get ...

The kingdom of this world/Is become the kingdom of our Lord, And of His Christ, and of His Christ;/And He shall reign forever and ever… —“The Hallelujah Chorus” from Handel’s Messiah Time… it is the one unifying constant, besides death, ...

Maybe you are too young to remember, but there was once a time when packaged seed was rare. In those days, next year’s harvest depended on successfully harvesting seed from this year’s vegetables. Saving seed may not be as necessary ...

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. (Ps. 90:12). Foucault’s Pendulum (1989) is Umberto Ecco’s brilliant satire on conspiracy thinking, especially in its New Age forms.  Its protagonist and his friends, book ...