by michelle | Mar 30, 2017 | Batteries, Economy, emergency preparedness, Energy, Experience Off Grid, Food, Gardening, Home Heating, Net Zero Energy, Off Grid Vacation, Off-Grid Communication, Self-Sufficiency, Septic Systems, Solar Power, Speaking Events, Wind Power, Woodstove
(or more specifically the “Dispelling the myths and showing the realities of the homesteading, independent, sustainable, independent ‘life in the country’ dream” totally awesome weekend!) Michelle and I have had great success with our one day workshops over the years....
by michelle | Mar 3, 2017 | Batteries, Carbon Footprint, Energy, Experience Off Grid, Making a Difference, Off Grid Vacation, Off-Grid Communication, Self-Sufficiency
So, I’ve noticed a term that’s becoming really, really over used in our world today, and that’s “off the grid.” I hear it in movies and on TV and read it everywhere. Come on, enough! I suppose it’s a good thing because it makes what we’ve been doing for 20 years seem...
by michelle | Oct 6, 2016 | Batteries, Complexity, Energy, Nature Appreciation, Uncategorized, Wind Power
I’m maturing as a person. Oh, I still have my fits and tantrums, but I’m getting much better. As one approaches their 60s perhaps this resignation to certain outcomes becomes easier. Several weeks ago we had a major storm blow through with tornado warnings in our...
by michelle | Sep 30, 2016 | Batteries, Carbon Footprint, Current Events, Self-Sufficiency, Solar Power, Wind Power
The other day Michelle told me over breakfast about a Facebook post she’d seen. It was one of those canned generic things that people like to repost. It was a photo of a cabin in the woods. I paraphrase but it said something along the lines of …”Livin’ off the grid …...
by michelle | Dec 10, 2015 | Batteries, Carbon Footprint, Chickens, Energy, Home Heating, Self-Sufficiency, Wind Power, Woodstove
I think there is a myth out there among people who live in urban areas and work in jobs that they aren’t overly enthused about. The myth involves the glamour and romance of a move to a rural homestead. I get it. I had it for many years before we moved off the grid....
by michelle | May 15, 2015 | Batteries, Carbon Footprint, Current Events, emergency preparedness, Energy, Home Heating, Making a Difference, Self-Sufficiency, Solar Power
Ever since Tesla announced their new Powerwall, we’ve received lots of emails and messages asking us for our opinion on this new product. So here is my quick response. Now I am heading back out to the garden! The Tesla Powerwall Ladies…. and. …Gentlemen (said...
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