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 | Feb 9, 2017 | Chickens, Firewood, Food, Home Heating, Music, Off-Grid Communication, Parenting, Self-Sufficiency, Solar Power, Wind Power, Woodstove
When you’re a parent there comes a time when you have to look back and think about your parenting choices and their impacts on your kids. And how did they perceive you as a parent? The song lyric from the title is from the band Cheap Trick. It was on their 1983 Live...
by michelle | Sep 24, 2014 | Carbon Footprint, Complexity, Energy, Food, Home Heating, Off-Grid Communication, Self-Sufficiency, Solar Power, Speaking Events, Uncategorized, Wind Power, Woodstove
Since Michelle and I moved off the grid 16 years ago we have answered a lot of questions about how to do it. Eventually we saw the need for more complete answers so we published The Renewable Energy Handbook and a few other books about living independently and...
by michelle | Apr 17, 2014 | Gardening, Home Heating, Off-Grid Communication, Uncategorized
Just so you know, this is an honest blog. I share successes at our little house off the grid, along with our failures. And when it comes to cutting big trees near your house, this is an activity fraught with many potential hazards, especially to those who come from...
by michelle | Mar 28, 2014 | Current Events, Off-Grid Communication, Self-Sufficiency, Solar Power, Speaking Events, Wind Power
This is a series of unrelated, disjointed thoughts, which is only fitting since this is exactly how my brain works. First off, our chickens. It’s March 28th but in my part of Ontario we still have 2 feet of snow. Michelle and I are sick of snow, but so are the...
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