By Treetopsjen Install your own power – and take back controlAfter years of deteriorating power lines owned by PG&E, California’s biggest utility, plus months of windy wildfires, warming California is wondering how to keep the lights on. Small communities all over the state have been pioneering the answer for decades Take back control – Build…
By techstar Knowing which bets to place when it comes to adopting emerging new technologies is impossible. But its still worth trying. Betting on the winners of the next generation, not as investment but in terms of incorporating them into your life, can give you a head start, future proof your life or work, and…
By Tribe Alec Newland has lived off grid since he was fourA National Trust project to recreate an Anglo Saxon longship at one of the most historical sites in Britain is using volunteer labour despite its multi-million pound income and massive corporate sponsorship. A student featured in national media is living in a tent five…
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By AspringForestGardener Hi Landbuddies! I’m James, and I’m building up towards a permanent off-grid living situation, I’m 31, and about to sell my flat, so will have capital to put behind a project. I’ve worked in community engagement, cross cultural education and volunteer projects around the world for the last decade, so have a broad…
By chowan Its been a long time and I still want to be part of a community rather than the lone wolf. NE Nevada is beautiful and rugged with huge natural resource if you are smart, strong and independent enough to make it here. I tried years ago to get a community started in a…
By Nick Rosen If you want to live off-grid: Email [email protected] time to stop looking at the thousands of people who live in off-grid communities as strange throwbacks. They are the future, not the past. (If you have come here from the BBC Radio 4 show looking for offgrid.com – you are in the right…
By Mar_iel Hello everyone! I am a 23 year old living in Los Angeles. I cannot thrive in a city so I am looking for people living off grid who need help with chores etc. I need the experience because I want to go off grid but have no experience. I will relocate no problem….
By Jlscme Hello there! We are two friendly guys making plans to move to 57 acres in beautiful rural Northern Maine. We actually met 5 years ago on this very website and have become great friends.We took the risk of leaving the rat race to change our lifestyles for the better and let me tell…
By ElDorito Hello, I’m a 36 year-old single guy looking to get away from the city life. I’m happily single, plan to stay that way. No pets, though I love animals. I’m currently working on a 16′ dwell dome which I plan to live in year-round, granted I can find the right place. I’m designing…
By Nick Rosen 30% of electricity is lost in the transmission systemTwo major wildfires that raged in California for the past ten days are finally contained. But the debate and aftermath will rage for months. California’s Governor Gavin Newsom is calling for a public sector takeover of bankruptcy-mired Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E). But…
By veg-head Could Off-Grid look like this?An off-grid photographer has created Lavazza’s 2020 calendar and he calls it an Ode to Nature. American photographer David LaChapelle, made commercials and music videos with the likes of Whitney Houston, Elton John, No Doubt and Amy Winehouse. The 2020 calendar was shot in Hawaii -where LaChapelle moved from…
By Feli Hi dear off the grid friends,We are Felipe (38) and Melina (36), we are a multi-cultural family from Costa Rica and Germany. We have 4 wonderful kids that we raise in 2 languages and attend the Waldorf School here in Germany. We are professional filmmakers and yoga teachers. We love free dive, meditation,…
By SuperJoe Likes the finer things in lifeKevin McCloud, presenter of Channel 4 TV’s Grand Designs series, fronted money-raising for an eco-property developer, and then resigned as a director 18 months before the company went bust this week. The picture is still unclear because there is a web of interlocked shareholdings, but many small investors…
By Oaya Standalone solar replaces remote power linesAfter a devastating bushfire, one remote WA farming community takes steps towards a solar solution — and it’s cheaper, safer, and more reliable. The deadly bushfire in a remote West Australian farming community has led to a renewable energy first in Australia. A government-owned electricity company is taking…