"MEN" article about a family living off grid using wind power etc.

[big brown horse]

I found this in my inbox this afternoon. Nice read, thought I'd share.

http://www.motherearthnews.com/Mode...mpaign=SLCS&utm_source=iPost&utm_medium=email

 

[noobiechickenlady]

Great article!

Today, most of us have traded our independence to pay someone else to keep our homes warm, keep our lights on and keep our stomachs full. I think this is becoming an increasingly unstable proposition.

 

[big brown horse]

Is it me, or does their house look a lot like Bee's? Gardens and all.

 

[Beekissed]

I wish, BBH! They have some mighty level land and mine is all on a slope.

Nice place, for sure. Wouldn't it be nice if we could all afford a windmill? That is my dream....to build my own strawbale/cob home, powered by wind and solar power and just work the land....how cool would that be?

 

[justusnak]

I was just reading that article....and I was so inspired..I wnet to E Bay, and ordered the book. I cant waite to get it!!!

 

[Bethanial]

That is my dream....to build my own strawbale/cob home, powered by wind and solar power and just work the land....how cool would that be?

Me too, me too!

 

[TanksHill]

I wish, BBH! They have some mighty level land and mine is all on a slope.

Nice place, for sure. Wouldn't it be nice if we could all afford a windmill? That is my dream....to build my own strawbale/cob home, powered by wind and solar power and just work the land....how cool would that be?

When we went to visit Mo. in March we son tons of wind mills. The Amish had one on every well. They would use old milk truck tanks for their water storage. They had the tanks partially buried and the wind mill would pump water for it. Such a smart set up. But no electricity involved. Probably much cheaper to build.

 

[abifae]

Northern Colorado has an option to go wind power with your utilities.

It's a good state for solar and wind. We get a lot of sunshine, and the mountains funnel high winds all year round.

 

[FarmerChick]

while all this is super nice
best have a bank roll of cash

going off grid costs alot of money

those wind towers and interver boxes and battery store cages are not cheap in any way lol


so if ya want to live a certain way in life, spending all your extra money to go "off grid" makes me wonder.......for some, hey it is perfectly what you want and worth every penny into that "going off grid"

for me it isn't....I weighed the cost of solar and electric and my lifestyle at this age (nearing 49 in a week) so it sure isn't for me.

while I love reading these stories and life adventures of some, it sure doesn't equal what I want from life now

 

[RockyToggRanch]

This article was awesome for me. I actually teared up at the end...it echos my situation in the making. I also ordered that book.