Courses, guides & tutorials
Practical guides and tutorials to off-grid living
How to go off-grid in Canada
One of our readers, called Craig, posted these tips as a comment on LandBuddy but they deserve a wider audience. Some simple hints if you are going to come here...
Back to Basics: book review
It gives you a place to begin and enough information to tell you if you need to know more...
Chassidy gets a Headcold
Chassidy Fitkin is learning to be a herbalist. She continues her diary of discovery as she dumps the MD and conquers, you guessed it, a headcold...
Diary of a Trainee Herbalist
We could take care of ourselves! Feed ourselves and be our own doctor...
Solar Panel Insurance
Insuring solar panels – comparison of different insurers and the risks they cover...
Less is More
Someone very close to me spent over a year trying to convince me to quit my job, sell off most of my belongings and set sail on a lifetime of boating with him. ...
Using a car to charge batteries
How to use vehicle as a back-up generator for when batteries get too low due to absence of sun or wind...
Power a house using a waterwheel
The first off-the-shelf waterwheel system which can generate a good supply of electricity from a water fall as little as 20cm...
Home insurance for remote or seasonal properties
Seasonal properties in more remote areas with no caretaker cost more to insure – another reason to do without...
Wind turbines 101
Wind turbines can be an efficient way of providing clean and renewable energy for your home. There are a number of small wind energy devices that generate powe...
Off-Grid updates
My off-grid life is more enjoyable and more fulfilling than just about any part of my old life – living in the city, working 2 jobs just to make ends meet...
In housing, small is beautiful
For years, Americans have over-housed themselves. Now the trend is going the other way – 1000 sq feet is a sensible size for a family...