Growing food

While American soldiers fought around the globe during World War I, citizens at home faced rationing and food shortages. The government urged people to grow their own food to supplement …

A significant part of off-grid living is producing a wide variety of food that will add to, and satisfy your meal planning. With spring approaching, you should already be planning …

Aeroponic growing, while it may look wildly different from the conventional hydroponics setup, is still part of the family of hydroponics systems that uses no soil and a nutrient reservoir …

Homesteading is back on the rise. A simple search will bring up tons of lists, each including dozens of reasons people are enamored with it. Whether your incentives for homesteading …

Whether you lack a traditional outdoor garden due to living in the city or a small apartment, or simply want easy access to fresh vegetables, having your own indoor place …

Subsistence farming is a term often heard in today’s world. It would be delightful if everybody could get into this style of farming! One of the few concerns, however, is …

In times of scarcity, we can’t rely on the food industry to provide us with enough to eat. If you look back to the world wars where food was rationed, …

This solar powered vertical garden is an Off Grid World original design developed from a need to grow food in a small space using high-yield-high-density aquaponics growing techniques. The system is …

The definition of permaculture is pretty simple: an agricultural system or method that seeks to integrate human activity with natural surroundings so as to create highly efficient self-sustaining ecosystems.  Lawns are …

Sharon of Roses & Rust created this beautiful little kitchen garden using a grid of concrete pavers.  I love this idea for so many reasons.  The pavers space out the …