Livin' the Dream, Off the Grid and Thriving
Mother Earth News / Cam Mather / 04 August 2010
Twenty years ago my wife Michelle and I had a dream to get out of the city and move to the country. We wanted to live more sustainably and have space around us. Almost 14 years ago we found our little piece of paradise on 150 acres in Eastern Ontario. The nearest utility pole is 3 miles to the east and 4 miles to the west and we power the house entirely with the sun and wind. It truly is a dream come true.
[...] We started on our off-grid odyssey because of our concern for our footprint on the planet, but our motivation has changed as we look at how the challenges of peak oil and the economic crisis that are converging with climate change. I really believe that now is the time to make yourself more independent and with that in mind I wrote “Thriving During Challenging Times, The Energy, Food and Financial Independence Handbook.” It looks at every aspect of your life and provides a roadmap on how to deal with the changes that are happening in our world, and how to make yourself more resilient to the shocks our systems are experiencing.
