All you need to go off-grid

February 6, 2005

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Back to the Land by Charris Ford

Charris Ford (aka the Granola Ayatollah of Canola)

My passion for all things Eco started when I was 18 in the hills of Tennessee, where I spent ten years running the family’s Organic farm, living with solar power home, harvesting rainwater, chopping wood and hauling spring water. I have lived off-grid for nearly 20 years.

I was a student of Permaculture and apprenticed with members of a nearby Amish community. The Amish taught me how to work my team of Belgian horses and they reinforced my love for doing things by hand. My fondest memories of Tennessee are of driving the horse drawn wagon, mowing with a scythe and foraging for wild food & alternative medicine.…

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Daryl Hannah’s Tipi

Daryl Hannah outside her Tipi (Jeff Lipsky)

Actress Daryl Hannah gave us an in-depth interview about her Rocky Mountain hideaway and why she likes to go off-grid. We will publish the whole interview next week, and meanwhile here is one of Daryl’s favorite photos of herself. I have a nice picture of me in front of my Tipi, she told us. You can’t really see my face that well, but I like it.

The shot was taken by ace portrait photographer Jeff Lipsky, and we think its totally stylish. Although if Daryl likes it, that’s good enough for us.

Keep coming back to the site to read the interview with Daryl in a few days, plus another exclusive photo.…

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