Many people are looking to Yurts as affordable alternatives to building conventional homes for their off grid properties.  They are beautiful, easy to construct and the price is right. ...

Do you want to grow your own apples, pears or mangoes without waiting ten years for a fruit tree to grow from seed? One way to grow a tree that will produce fruit in a relatively short amount of...

For years I have been living off grid with Solar Hot Water Heaters as a primary source for heating water.  Through the cold winters of Vermont to months of rain in Hawai’i, I have used Solar...

People are drawn to the idea of living off-grid for many reasons, to reduce their environmental impact, to be self-sufficient or simply to have a simple life! But the main motivator is often the...

Off-grid living highly values using natural and readily available resources. The most abundant of which being rainwater. Hawaii, being a tropical climate, has its fair share of precipitation across...

Green, leafy vegetables are hardy and easy to grow plants. They make great additions to the understory areas of your food forest and provide beautiful and edible ground cover. Greens make up a...