By spy_vondega His wife has yet to agree to sleep there Movie maker Anthony Russo’s off-the-grid cabin in the Angeles National Forest is high style – on the inside. On the outside it still looks like the funky C19th. building, recently rediscovered by Architectural Digest. Russo’s getaway is one of a cluster of cabins in…
By techstar One of the toughest off-grid problems – water in the desert The lineup for a Solar Desalination Prize has been announced by the US Energy Dept. Our pick is the Solar Aqua Flex: Off-Grid Solar Still from Vanderbilt University, Tennessee. Its a multistage membrane distillation system made of floating, flexible, layered mats to…
By Tanana I have remote property below Manley Hot Springs, Alaska. It’s across the Tanana River, on a private lake. Working towards being there in two years. I grew up living self sustainably and off grid long before the terms were cloned as used today. Looking for honest, serious and like minded individuals who have…
By Treetopsjen Shepherd’s Hut stays are becoming popular as the multiple lockdowns give us all a taste to break free from TV, electricity and even buildings with roofs. Shepherd’s Huts are quirky getaways that have long been a hit with those looking for something a little sturdier than a tent for camping – you get…
By Artificer I want to go off-grid but don’t have the money I found a place but it costs $550,000. The place has 404.69 ha enough for a big community so I am looking for people to join. https://www.realestate.com.au/property-residential+land-wa-dalwallinu-201607050 It has 6 lakes and it has been primarily used for Hunting Camping, 4×4, boating, shooting,…
By otgl47 My name is Spencer and I am 20 years old. I am searching for someone with land that I could live/camp on. Has to be close to or in NY State so I could visit and be close to family. I don’t have much to offer financially, but I am a very hard…
By veg-head Bradley Garrett’s tour of bunker sites and the people who own them is a snapshot of the way the most paranoid react to the pandemic. A “bunker mentality” means a refusal to look around and change opinions in the light of changing facts. However, it is possible that the rational response to the…
By Nick Rosen Black Farmer Calls For Church, State And Private Land Owners To Make More Allotment Space Available For ‘Farming Lite’ – 45% Increase In Demand For Allotments Due To COVID-19 Accentuates 18 Month Backlog More allotments for all equals more food for all THE BLACK FARMER, a Jamaican, born-again country gentleman, has backed…
By Nick Rosen Why Greenpeace & FoE offices deserved vandalising Some of the leading names of Beyond Politics, a new British political party, were arrested and charged last week for daubing paint on the steps of two of the country’s best-known climate charities. They spent two nights in detention before being freed awaiting court hearing….
By Treetopsjen How to spend it When the lockdown started, some people literally went down. Northeast Bunkers, a company in Pittsfield, Maine, that specializes in the design and construction of underground bunkers has been growing steadily for the past 18 years. Former general contractor Frank Woodworth outfitted his first steel vault and changed his business…
By autumn “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately”… Are there any modern day Thoreau’s out there who wish to leave their comfortable existense to a simple cabin in the woods in a patch of forest?Sometimes I think I was born in the wrong era as I don’t feel like I…
By Fox We are a Christian couple with children seeking to build a like-minded community. We currently live completely off-grid on 35 acres about 50 miles east of Colorado Springs. We love Jesus, are hard workers and enjoy the freedom of off-grid living. We would enjoy like-minded people with kids to share friendship and chores…
By veg-head A unique opportunity to rent a large open space with amazing views and good quality land for growing food has opened up in the Welsh countryside. An ecological group from Brighton is planning to create residential smallholdings in Gower, Swansea, and is seeking long term tenant farmers. If you are yearning to escape…
By UpstateCouple85 My wife and I are both 34 years old. We are about to be 35 this year. we have both often felt like we were born in the wrong time. We enjoy being outdoors. Some of my favorite hobbies are hunting camping and shooting. For the most part my wife enjoys the same….
By Melancholy man I’m a divorced man who left everything in search of a true piece of mind. I don’t mind hard work but I want to end my day with a peaceful sunset instead of the stressful non stop demands of today’s society. I’m an certified arborist and lifelong equipment operator. I can build…