Self-Sufficiency

Chopping and stacking wood is a pastime where the world makes sense once more. Because our relationship to fire is so ancient, so universal, in learning about w...

There are many ways of staying warm in your off-grid home without the aid of the sun. Here are some tips on how to keep toasty during the frosty winter months.C...

Most of the time, items are replaced when they fail, break or quit working. We decided to get a jump on replacing a critical piece of our daily life before it s...

I am always on the lookout for websites where you can learn about DIY, I recently found a fun site all about homemade tools, this site is a repository of links ...

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As the financial crunch continues, property crime is on the rise.  Living off-grid you are more vulnerable to opportunist thieves – people who happen to b...

It’s that time of the year when people stop spending so much time outside, between the cold weather and the sun going down so much earlier, people spend m...

I really appreciate how tiny homes are becoming more and more mainstream as well as legal, though many still have to “get around” codes and rules by...

Earlier this week, I only worked Monday and Tuesday, I had an unexpected “vacation” after that. On my way home Tuesday, I passed through a storm, a ...

Tyalgum in Australia wants to make a name for itself by becoming the first town in the world to voluntarily disconnect from the electricity grid. The New South ...

Just how much can you divulge? How much should you divulge? You want to be more prepared, you have become more prepared, you have a good amount of food and supp...

Winter is just around the corner, I’m sitting here tonight, with drops of rain falling on the roof, it’s a chilly 55 degrees F outside, not much war...