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Off the grid in Canada

Over the next few months we will be running regular stories and photos of Canadian off-grid men and women. Please send us your photos and videos.

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Must simplicity be minimalist?

To date most efforts at living the simple life,  off the grid seem to be an exercise in minimalism — doing without  amenities most people take for granted.

No wonder the off-grid movement has trouble attracting adherents. The biggest appeal seems to be to those who want a simple life away from the restrictions imposed by living in communities.

Freedom is the keynote in many of the articles and books dealing with going off-grid.

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Off-Grid 101

My Off-grid plan

Treetop Jen has returned home to the UK, and now she is wondering how to reshape her life.

Aim: to live off-grid in the back of  a minibus, simply parked in a  ‘normal’ town, with a job in the charity sector, still part of  ‘normal’ society.

WHY? Hmmm…where to begin?

Well – like most people, I have spent some of my time in life pondering on the future; imagining how my life may turn out & how I might feel in each of the imagined outcomes.

I also spent (& still spend) time observing my others’ lives around me as they currently are. These two activities left me less & less inclined to live in an ‘ordinary’ house with a mortgage & equally less willing to rent accommodation;

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Be part of Off-Grid America

Nick Rosen invites suggestions, places and people for his new book “Off-Grid America.” Call Nick on 1-877-706-7423 or nick at www.off-grid.net.

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Val Kilmer’s tree house

Interview with Val Kilmer in his tree-house.

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