How A Kerala Couple Built A Sustainable Mud House and Forest of Their Dreams

How A Kerala Couple Built A Sustainable Mud House and Forest of Their Dreams. Photo – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bA1uLug51U Countless city dwellers dream of rekindling their connection to nature and embracing a sustainable life. This includes retreating to the ‘wilderness’ and living a sustainable and peaceful off-grid lifestyle—whereby they live in harmony …

Top 10 Natural Ways To Get Rid Of Termites

Top 10 Natural Ways To Get Rid Of Termites – Graphic © off-grid.info. Background image © Shutterstock 1695961810 (under license) Introduction: The Problems With Poisons I got rid of termites at my place in California without resorting to poisons. The previous owners had used poisons… but the termites were still …

Sweden Recycles 99% And Makes Money In The Process

One of the commenters on the Youtube video wrote “The whole world needs to learn this” – and I agree. Perhaps it was because of the acid rain environmental disaster in the 1980’s but the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) certainly seem to lead the pack when …

9 Survival Gardening Crops To Grow In A Post Apocalyptic World

In this video, the popular Epic Gardening channel introduces us to the fun topic of growing crops in a post-apocalyptic world. This is based on experience – our presenter took the challenge of surviving entirely for 30 days on food that he either foraged, fished or grew himself! Here are …

How To Get Fresh Water Out Of Thin Air

How To Get Fresh Water Out Of Thin Air. Photo – Wikipedia – lic. under CC 2.0 Water is the most important of all “survival supplies”. Humans can last several weeks without food by using stored body fat – but when it comes to water, we can only survive up …

This Small Village Is Making Electricity From Plastic Bowls

This Small Village Is Making Electricity From Plastic Bowls. Photo – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqOHlJef8KY How’s this for an ingenious low-tech solution? It just goes to show that anything is possible with a little ingenuity and a will to make a better life. For poor families living along the Red River in Hanoi, …

How To Create Free Hot Water Using Cheap Water Hose Solar DIY Setup

How To Create Free Hot Water Using Cheap Water Hose Solar DIY Setup. Photo – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBAi_TVNaiM Have you ever noticed how if you leave a garden hose out in the sun, the first water that comes out of it can be really hot? This cool video demonstrates a super-simple setup …

Off Grid Cheap Solar Cabin In A Forest Garden

Here we have an awesome short tutorial video about what it’s actually like to live off the grid out in nature. This is real-life off grid living in a 100 year old Montana Cabin – in a meadow surrounded by pine forest. Gorgeous surroundings but cold winters! The main focus …

100% Off Grid Rainwater Harvesting (Amazing Tutorial Video)

100% Off Grid Rainwater Harvesting (Amazing Tutorial Video). Photos – Pixabay (PD) In this super tutorial video (below), the presenter teaches us how he has collected rainwater for 20 years. His home is out in the wilds – completely 100% off the grid – and there’s no way to get …