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Did Canada really ban off-grid living?

If you believe the headlines, it’s illegal to live off-grid in Canada and the U.S. But, should you believe them? I guess that depends on what your definition of off-grid really is. It’s a matter of semantics. My short answer to the headline question is: no. Let’s delve into it a little more. According to…

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Will Allen: spreading the Good Food Revolution

Urban farmer Will Allen is considered by many to be a thought leader on agriculture and food policy and we were lucky enough to see his speech at…

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SolTrekker: living on the road

At the Mother Earth News Fair in Puyallup in 2012 we checked out the SolTrekker motorhome. I finally put the video up from our chat with them. What…

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Our future in an ecovillage?

The idea to join or form an ecovillage or intentional community has been percolating for a while and we finally got our…

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Joel Salatin at the Mother Earth News Fair in Puyallup

We were lucky enough to be able to make it to Puyallup, Washington for the Mother Earth News Fair. In addition to…

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Canning jar deals cause delays

We got back very late Monday night (3:30 a.m.) from the Mother Earth News Fair in Puyallup. It was a loooong drive!…

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