Sustainable Living

You can generate electricity with potatoes! Most everyone learns this in elementary school science class, and they have fun with it. Kids love lighting up tiny light bulbs and powering …

The Zoetrope is “A low-cost, open-source wind turbine” that you can build at home very inexpensively and with materials you can find at home or down at your local hardware …

Imagine downloading your house online and “printing” it out on a machine. You don’t have to imagine it. London-based Architect Alastair Parvin and his team have created a revolutionary home-building …

This off grid tiny house on wheels is truly a self-sufficient design providing energy via roof-mounted solar panels. Built by Joseph Tayyar, this wonderful example of ingenuity and sustainability is …

This solar still, designed by Italian freelance designer Gabriele Diamanti, makes potable drinking water from salt water. It can be used in arid coastal regions all over the world to …

Christopher Smith and Merete Mueller built their solar-powered tiny home on 5 acres in Colorado. They have realized the dream of millions of people around the world. And they did …

What exactly is “the perfect off the grid location“ Is there such a place? Ideally, there are some things to look for in a property that make it a good …

Why do you want to live off the grid? Everyone, I think, has their own reasons and ideas for wanting to move off the grid. Boiling it down, these are …

The perfect off grid cabin. That place, out beyond the hectic turmoil of the fast-paced metropolis, to that haven in the country, peaceful and serene. Millions of hardworking people around …

  “You’re NOT off grid!” “You’re on Facebook. That means you’re NOT off grid!” “If you’re using technology, you’re NOT truly off grid!” “Solar panels are not sustainable, therefore you’re …