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Now’s the time
It’s nearly Halloween here in the USA, which means the Christmas merchandise has been in the stores for at least a few weeks now… I am a bit tarnish...
Off-Grid Ales, coming to a store near you
Off-Grid Ale’s owners Randy and Denise Rowe have lived in a solar-powered home on Harvey Lake in New Brunswick, Canada for seven years. Now they&...
Now I’m a working gal – blog post
We have been living 100% off-grid since December ’07, before leaving our old life, we both worked jobs, he had his restaurant equipment repair business, I...
Yes, Texas has mountains…
…and other random thoughts. :) One of the questions I get asked when I tell people where I live (on a mountain side, in the high desert, of far western Te...
Tiny home UK – £2500
A quiet corner of a farm near Birmingham has become a workplace for a busy mum-of-two. Just 20 yards from her house is Paula Fallows’ office, inside what ...
George Soros: Banking “parasites” still leeching off us
Billionaire George Soros says the banking sector is a “parasite” holding back the economic recovery and an “incestuous” relationship with regulators means littl...
Colorado beer sales up in smoke
Legal marijuana is a major new cash crop for the off-grid community in Washington State and Colorado. And a “marijuana hangover is starting to hit the bee...
Off-Gridder tipped as next billionaire
London squatter Amir Taaki has been tipped as a budding billionaire by Fortune magazine The 25-year-old associated with Dark Wallet, an online service that allo...
Battery storage company
A US startup aims to lower energy costs by balancing the power grid with batteries charged during cheaper non-peak hours. It just received $15 million in fundin...