Posts by Tom Russell

Preserving food is often a crucial part of living off-grid. It allows you to make the most of your food throughout the year. Canning and jarring are familiar ways of doing this, but dehydration is...

A solar system is a great power generation solution for off-grid living. However, to be totally self-sufficient with your energy generation, you need to be prepared for those weeks where the sun is...

Off-grid living is holding more appeal to people now than ever before. The ability to work in remote locations via the internet and to become self-sufficient is attracting many people to this...

Living “off-the-grid” is something that appeals to many people as a way to get away from the fast-paced nature of today’s world. But before you make the leap, you may wonder what off-grid...

Members of the U.S Armed Forces give up the luxuries of everyday civilian living for years. It is only natural that they, like anyone else, would want to own a home someday. Thankfully the U.S....

More people are choosing to live alongside other like-minded families and join an off-grid communities. This allows them to share skills, resources and ideas. Rural Texas has wide open spaces and...