Truck garden
Growing up I had heard of truck farms, usually small family farms, when the produce is ready, the farmer takes…
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Australians realise they are overhousing themselves
00 Over a century ago, Australia’s 1911 census registered the average household as 4.5 persons, compared to the average today…
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Soaraway Sun plugs 3D printed homes
+10 Britain’s Sun newspaper is known as narrow minded and bigoted. So it was a surprise to find it extolling…
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Breathe easier: new tech monitors urban pollution
00 One of the many appeals about living off-grid is breathing in that fresh clean air. It’s safe to say…
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Pellet Power: Fossil-Fuel-Free Heating
00 A clean, cheap and carbon neutral way to heat your home – sounds good. Its a reality for thousands…
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Inside a Dutch Houseboat
+30 The Netherlands has long been known for its magical and magnificent houseboats across its vast network of canals, but…
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Off-Grid School Gets Top Marks
+10 A cash-strapped performing arts school has traded a year’s worth of waste for 30 desks. The off-grid school collected…
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Sea Bubbles: Off-Grid Travel in the City
00 Ever wanted to book a flying water taxi to take you to your destination? If you’re in Paris during…
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Preppers can relax now that Trump is in
I typically steer clear of politics and religion as topics for me personally to discuss here, not that I’m anti…
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Will The Donald endorse Off-grid living in Tiny Homes?
00 Let’s make America Tiny again – like it was back in the days of the orginal settlers. As the kleptocratic…
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The Art (and fabulousness) of Sleeping in Your Vehicle
+20 By Diane Kois – car-dweller, car-lover A few months ago when I made the decision to dwell in my…
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British supermarket takes one block off the grid
+10 British supermarket, Sainsbury has taken it’s first store off-the-grid. What took them so long? The Cannock branch, West…
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