More Off Grid Than We Knew

More Off Grid Than We Knew

This is the third post in a series from the Schaap family about their effort to reduce their dependence on the modern system and increase their self-reliance called March Off Grid.  Read their introductory March Off Grid post here.   It’s easy to feel overwhelmed...
Not Off Grid, Yet

Not Off Grid, Yet

This is the second post in a series from the Schaap family about their effort to reduce their dependence on the modern system and increase their self-reliance called March Off Grid.  Read their introductory March Off Grid post here. My family was attending a wedding...
Come and Take It

Come and Take It

In Franklin Sanders’ Thursday commentary, he commemorated the heroism of the defenders of the Alamo, and related the cause for which they stood and fought so valiantly for us today. “On 6 March 1836 after 13 days of fighting, the siege of the Alamo ended...
March Off Grid

March Off Grid

This is the first post in a series from the Schaap family about their effort to reduce their dependence on the modern system and increase their self-reliance called March Off Grid. One of the primary goals of the Beyond Off Grid project is to motivate families to take...

Water Security: What the West Virginia Chemical Spill Teaches Us

If you’ve seen the news in the past week or so, you are aware of the chemical spill in West Virginia that leaked into the Elk River and flowed into the Ohio River.  It initially affected at least 300,000 WV residents. Those unprepared were left to rush to the...
Learn the Lessons of Cuba’s Food System Collapse

Learn the Lessons of Cuba’s Food System Collapse

We’re excited to announce a new webinar series that we’ll be hosting.  The Beyond Off Grid webinar series is designed to educate and inspire folks to reduce their dependence on the modern economy and centralized systems, and to return to the old paths of...