Living Off The Grid

Welcome to the May 2, 2010 edition of the Off Grid Living blog carnival, where we share some of the best posts on the internet from people sharing their off grid living tips, personal stories and thoughts with the rest of the world.

personal stories

Digerati Life presents True Frugal Living: Homesteading In The Wilderness posted at The Digerati Life saying, “I’d like to tell you the story of a special family who lives in the Pacific who decided to throw away all the trappings of modern civilization in order to isolate themselves in the remote boondocks of New Zealand.”

Mr. Simpleton presents Busy Weekend FUN Photos! posted at Living a Simple Life saying, “here are some photos from around the farm this weekend. You can view all images in a larger format by clicking on them.”

Jenna presents My First Farm Chicken Diner posted on the Cold Antler Farm blog saying, “I put a canning pot on the stove to heat up 145 degrees, and went back to the tractor to pick out dinner. I was going to slaughter, cook, and eat my first farm-raised chicken.”

Lani and Chris visited Mr. and Mrs. Simpleton (above) in Our Farm Dream Continues. Ee I Ee I Oh over on the Aluminum Bliss blog saying “I have to share a story with you about a detour we took on our way to Blacksburg, Virginia on Saturday.  I have to do it now…it just can’t wait.”

sustainable living

CouponShoebox presents Tips for Establishing Home Food Storage posted at Coupon Shoebox, saying, “Build that storage and buy everything when they come on sale to save lots of money.”

Anna Hess presents Spring Planting posted on The Walden Effect saying, “I finally put out the first of our tender vegetables, plants that can’t bear the frost and that will be coming up around the time of our frost free date.”

Leslie’s Gone Oko shows us How to Use a Forest Sling at the Oko Box saying, “The hardest part really is to not be afraid to peg the other human standing nearby with a fast flying rock. Since it is a weapon that can actually kill things/break things…. mine did not exactly the sound barrier and making whipping noises though like Forest’s did.”

John Schaeffer of Real Goods Solar is interviewed on Fox News about his company’s new modular solar homes that can be ordered through their catalog: Watch the Video Interview Here.

That concludes this edition of our Living Off The Grid blog carnival. Stay tuned for another one next week. Want your blog posts shown here? Just submit your blog article to the next edition of living off the grid using our carnival submission form.

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