The End We Start From – New Movie Starring Jodie Comer
A new movie starring Jodie Comer explores what could happen if a flood takes the UK off-grid. Directed by rising star Mahalia Bello the film
Poorest Countries Barred From Building Green Economy
UNCTAD Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan has issued a rallying call for 2024, in a statement claiming that the rich countries are using the green transition as
ChatCGT Founder Has Massive Bugout Ranch
Is it a bad sign or a good sign that the boss of ChatCGT has made preparations for a serious collapse of the US economy?
Ronnie Wood’s Ex-wife Runs Her Own Power
Jo Wood has got guts. the ex-wife of Rolling Stones rocker Ronnie Wood took on a huge project a few years ago, and now has
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Emerges From “Darkness Retreat”
Aaron Rodgers has emerged from his “darkness retreat.” The Green Bay Packers star quarterback ended his four-day stay in an Ashland, Oregon facility, Sky Caves
Off-Grid Authors Battle Neighbours
The authors of a book about how to live legally off the grid have been blocked from their home as revenge for writing the book.
Dale Vince enters politics
UK Energy boss Dale Vince’s appearance on Radio 4’sThe World This Weekend on Sunday, to announce his entry into politics, was a great piece of
Liana Cornell, actress-activist, on her new Eco-TV series
In real life, the actress Liana Cornell –co- star of the Amazon and Sky TV series Britannia – is living off the grid in Cornwall,
Robin Wright on directing her new film: Land
House of Cards star Robin Wright’s latest character is a broken women who abandons everything she knows, and retreats to a mountaintop, in the new
Interview with Frances McDormand on her new film – Nomadland – UK Exclusive
Oscar winning Frances McDormand is the most fascinating and enigmatic actor on the A-list right now. Having her pick of the most heavily funded movies,
Anthony Russo’s off-grid cabin- Architectural Digest
Movie maker Anthony Russo’s off-the-grid cabin in the Angeles National Forest is high style – on the inside. On the outside it still looks like
They Really Had This Coming – NGOs splattered
Smug eco-charities like Friends of the Earth held to account for drawing huge salaries and doing nothing for planet – except flying around to meetings
Celebrities Quarantining In The Countryside
Celebrities are fleeing urban coronavirus hotspots for quarantining in Wyoming, Montana, and other Western rural regions. Experts are criticizing this move as dangerous to those
Iowa Land Rental Prices Up
An authoritative annual survey of cash rental rates for Iowa farmland, a bellwether for the national market, shows cost per acre have increased, but by
Ben Fogle’s Off-Grid Experiment
Could your child fell a tree or use a blow torch? TV presenter Ben Fogle travelled to meet families in remote spots — then tried
Harry and Meghan “put planned cannabis brand on hold”
Sources on the West Coast have told Off-Grid.net that a large, legal cannabis farm which had been gearing up production for a super-high quality, recreational
Zac Efron illness irony
Zac Efron was filming a new off-gid adventure series entitled “Killing Zac” when he was taken ill and nearly died, in a story that will
Dave LaChapelle — off-grid with style
An off-grid photographer has created Lavazza’s 2020 calendar and he calls it an Ode to Nature. American photographer David LaChapelle, made commercials and music videos
HAB Land Ltd goes bust – Grand Designs presenter walks away
Kevin McCloud, presenter of Channel 4 TV’s Grand Designs series, fronted money-raising for an eco-property developer, and then resigned as a director 18 months before
Mike Banning’s father lives off the grid
He may be a fictional character, but Mike Banning has a huge following. In the latest movie in the Fallen franchise, Angel has Fallen, hero
Thomasin McKenzie interview
Thomasin McKenzie, 19, came to fame as a Hollywood actress playing an off-grid character. Q: You broke out in last year’s Leave No Trace –
University boss quits her job to live off-grid
“I was a cognitive psychologist, an academic happily ascending the career ladder,” said Dr Alison Green, head of Scientists Warning. “I knew about climate change, and I
Steve Miller leaves his island haven
Rocker Steve Miller’s remarkable off-grid retreat in Washington’s San Juan Islands finally sold for $8.5 million. The property was originally listed for $20 million in
Off-Grid Millionaire AirBnB’s his Hawaii home
Each Christmas tech geek Graham Hill heads to Hawaii. At first he would shack up in a small, dilapidated cabin on Maui and spend afternoons
Teri Hatcher living in a van for her YouTube series
In a great piece of self-promotion, actress Teri Hatcher first encouraged and then denied the story that she was down and out and living in
Tara Westover – Off-grid abuse
The shocking story of Tara Westover which she tells in her recently published memoir ‘Educated’ casts an undeserved shadow on off-grid-families and their ways of
Alone in the Peruvian Desert
Although every place on this planet is unique in its own way, Peru manages to stand out above the crowd because of its many natural
Camper Van Featured in UK Tabloid
The Sun is featuring Nate Murphy, a Brit who decided to turn his white van into an RV in just 17 days to travel the
Coolio ‘preparing to live off the grid’
American Rapper Coolio has told a newspaper he is preparing for a social collapse and plans to end his days off-grid. “I’ve acquired knowledge of
Comic Con star yearns for Bora Bora
“Stranger Things” fans gave Millie Bobby Brown — the 13-year-old breakout star of Netflix‘s sci-fi series — pure and unmitigated rock-star treatment on closing day
Digital Detox: let your mind off-grid
Rising heart rate, a sense of panic, breathing becoming shallow and inconsistent. It is highly likely that you have experienced these very symptoms at some
A Survivalist’s Top Prepping Tips
Last month hordes of prepping enthusiasts and survivalists turned out for the Survival Expo in Richmond, Virginia. Vendors like Preparedness Essentials were present selling prepping products
How I Relax – by Jessica Ennis-Hill
Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill DBE is a retired British Olympic Gold track and field athlete “The Peak District in the UK is the most beautiful place.
Crazy things Scott Pruitt said
The new head of the EPA has vowed to dismantle US environmental protections. No suprises there, given his previous record. Once he has laid waste
Getting hooked on tiny houses
American architect and designer Meg Stevens was “immediately hooked” on tiny houses when she discovered them five years ago. She set a plan in motion to
New American homesteaders – author
In new book “The Unsettlers:- Buy it on Amazon” , three American families go beyond ditching the Utility companies –they also walk away from supermarkets,
Burt’s Bees Founder’s Cabin
Burt’s Bees founder Burt Shavitz was a modern day Thoreau. He loved nature and lived in a cabin much of his life. For him, as
Obamas depart Necker haven
Barack and Michelle Obama left their relaxing 10 days off-grid vacation last Thursday. They headed back to Washington and will remain there until their daughter
From a Caravan to a Community
Moving into a caravan in the middle of Hill Holt Wood in 1995 gave Nigel Lowthrop his roots. His purchase of the 22-acre woodlands in
RIP Doug Tompkins
By Aurora Herrera Can you imagine the founder of a multi-million-dollar company living off-grid? The man at the helm of the globally successful The North
Four Gay years travelling to every US national park
Whatever thoughts you had about turning 30, I bet they didn’t make you leave your job, pack your bags and spend 4 years living
Dartmoor community eviction
An off-grid community located in woodland within Dartmoor National Park, UK are faced with eviction after 15 years of living side by side with nature.
We want to hear YOUR UNPLUGGING stories
Some of you will be reading this at your desk at which you spend 8 hours a day, just to pay the bills and mortgage.
Art in the desert
You can see many things in the desert, some see desolation, others see stark beauty, yet others take what they see and transform it into
13 year old kid invents free energy device for under $15
You think of 13 year old kids as playing with their game machines or their iPods, but this kid has invented a real free energy
Kids and off-grid can work
Got kids and want to live off-grid? Think it’s not possible? Maybe you should check out this family in Canada, they are doing it very
Abuso fuera de la red
La historia impactante de Tara Westover, que cuenta en su libro de memorias recientemente publicado ‘Educated’ arroja una sombra inmerecida sobre las familias fuera de
Off-Grid Congressman
Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie lives off the grid with his family, on a cattle farm in a solar-powered home he built himself. He commutes to
Floating fortress suffers solar burnout
This huge floating fortress of sustainable living, off the coast of Vancouver Island British Columbia has inspired many to follow a sustainable life. Wayne Adams,
Jean’s Yurt
Another in our series of photos by Beth Bicknell. Jean’s yurt was possible one of the most cosy, exquisite structures Beth visited. A yurt she’s
Bob’s Van
Bob is a blacksmith living in a van within wooded area owned by friends, just outside of a small village in Mid Wales. He’s lived
He was my inspiration
I grew up in a family that did things together, we didn’t have the money to spend on vacations or trips, but we always ate
Pro-Snowboarder builds Tiny Home
Mike Basich was earning $170,000 a year, travelling the world to compete in international snowboarding championships and living in a 4,000 square foot home. Ten
Off-Grid girl on American Idol
All the way from a remote mountaintop 6 miles from Crawford CO, Jeneve Rose Mitchell didn’t think she was ready to take her small-town voice
Montana Music Man
Greg Grant, born in New York, has spent the last 21 years living in his self-built off-grid home in Montana. In this clip we interview
Brad Pitt’s latest role: a smart off-gridder
Brad Pitt is the smartest man in Hollywood, says the Toronto Globe and Mail. You may scoff, but it’s true. Not many actor-producers could have
Carolyn Chute living in the woods – she couldn’t be happier
Catch our video visiting one of America’s greatest living novelists as she does her daily chores the Maine backwoods? She just doesn’t trust the system
Power to the people says Jeremy Corbyn
UK Labor Leader comes out for Distributed Power Says Britain must empower citizen suppliers and direct private investment into green technology “This week world leaders
Interview: Remote, exurban homesteaders in Alaska
Mark Zeiger has been living with his family in an off-grid homestead in Alaska for over a decade . This is episode 2 of our
Eviction Notice for Amish Family Living Without Electricity
An Amish family in Wisconsin woke up one morning last week with an eviction notice on their front door. It was for refusing to fit
Earthship project on CNN
The divisive figure of Mike Reynolds of Earthship Biotecture, has been in the press again, this time on CNN. His company built 15 off-grid cliff-top homes in
Off-Grid living on British TV
Channel 5, the smallest UK channel, is featuring a British off-grid family next month as part of a series which usually visits pioneers around the world. The show
Stuck in for 3 days
Earlier this week, I only worked Monday and Tuesday, I had an unexpected “vacation” after that. On my way home Tuesday, I passed through a
Sold up and gone to Crete
Artist and carpenter Julienne Dolphin Wilding has recently sold her flat in Kings Cross and bought land in Crete. She shipped out all her possessions
How the Do It Yourself World came to be
Several years back, I found a YouTube channel featuring Troy and his Do It Yourself World, he posted videos about going off-grid on the smallest
Australian off-grid hero
Go back a few years and the media loved to laugh at people who went off the grid. Increasingly journalists wish they could be doing it
UK Channel 4 new off-grid show — secrets revealed
The Cyber Security firm behind a new Channel 4 show has revealed some of the secrets behind the series in which volunteers try to avoid
Underground housing guru
How many of you remember Mike Oehler and his “$50 & Up Underground House Book“? I have a copy of this book and if I
The Lilypad
The Lilypad, love the name, love the home, it’s one of the cutest tiny homes I’ve seen, I know I say that a lot, but
Off-Grid with his own personal natural gas well
Ted Baker is my kind of man, independent, sharp, knows what he wants but is also flexible to change his path when need be. As
Blatant Flaw in Papal Eco-Encyclical
*Humble Pope Blasts Market Economy *Adds Voice to Man-made Warming Arguments *But Fails to Address Contraception *Birth Control and Population Limits Not on Agenda ROME—
Backwoods past of Movie Star
Actor Viggo Mortensen recalls his favourite filming locations are “the outdoors and natural landscapes, so there are places in New Zealand, particularly the South Island
Whose Land Is It Anyway?
As the West prepares to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta – the cornerstone of our civil liberties – a small eco-village is
Snowboarder plus tiny home equals cool!
Each time I see a new tiny home, I think it’s the coolest one I’ve seen yet, and this is no exception, pro-snowboarder, Mike Basich,
Book Review – The Utopia Experiment
The Utopia Experiment by Dylan Evans – Picador, $15.99, UK version €15.99 LIFE wasn’t so bad for author Dylan Evans in 2006. He was about
A wonderful off-grid couple
There are many off the grid tutorial videos about nearly anything having to do with off-grid life, there are a precious few about the people
Show the Love for Valentine’s Day
Stars including Stephen Fry, David Harewood, Dermot O’Leary, Jarvis Cocker and Emilia Fox are spearheading a new global environmental campaign. Together with over 100 organisations
Fantasy castle on wheels
When I first saw this, I wondered how interesting this might be, then I watched the video, I’m blown away, so is PB, he was
How about a shed for a cabin?
There is a big movement, well maybe it’s a “small” movement :) using sheds for cabins or even your full on home, it’s a good
Vince’s not so tiny home
Vince took a page from LaMar Alexander’s book and videos and built his own semi-small house, by most standards this is a small home, measuring
Off-Grid Undertaker
Anti-consumerist pioneer, Duke University grad, walks away from middle class life to live the simple life in a 12×12 cabin
Campaigner moves to tiny home
* Rob Greenfield from San Diego purchases ‘house’ measuring 5ft by 10ft * The environmental activist will live in the 50sq foot box for the
Vandwelling
Modern technology, we have shunned much of it, but sometimes it’s a great thing to have around, the internet, FaceBook and the such, these things
Livin’ large by goin’ small
I am fascinated by the tiny home or tiny house movement, I have lived in fairly small spaces for a number of years, first living
Living in a shed? Why not?
Food, water and shelter are 3 of the main requirements to live, today we will talk about shelter, your home. Many of us don’t have
Homesteading, the good, the bad and the ugly
Or, what could possibly go wrong? I found this posted on a homesteading FaceBook page, this is probably one of the most honest assessments of
A solar bus home
I have a great love for small homes and portable homes, many of the DIY bus conversion homes are pretty good, but this one is
‘Risking it All’ TV series sees families downshift
TLC show has three families start a new life outside the system
America’s Fugitive Family star on UK TV
In another portrayal of off-gridders as Raving Monsters, British Channel 4 has secured access to controversial American family The Grays, who have spent the last
Buying your own land
Buying land, it’s something you will be doing if you want to homestead or go off-grid on your own. Personally I wouldn’t want to “go
Off-Grid guests
Moving to and setting up your off-grid home, it’s most likely in an out of the way, rural, scenic spot, a place that is often
Living in a Fire Truck
Forester Simon Danant started living in his 1980s Bedford truck last summer. Its a former Army fire engine. He moves it around Cambridgeshire, living behind
A DIY survival sling shot with big game capabilities
Could you survive in the wilderness with only a sling shot as your weapon? Lots would depend on your survivability. Having a means to
Lights goes off-grid to get her Mojo back
Hanging out with hippies in a New Mexico hot spring isn’t the first place you might picture Canadian electropoop singer-songwriter Lights — finding inspiration for
The ultimate bachelor pad on wheels
Brett Sutherland built the ultimate bachelor pad on wheels to suit his need for a home, balancing cost with useability without sacrificing style, this is
Permaculture in Moretown, Vermont
Ben Falk is a permaculture designer based in Moretown, Vermont. In this video, he speaks about different aspects of homesteading and cold weather, notably his