This is my dream: To live as my forefathers once did - in harmony with the land that sustains us. A project to investigate and innovate the creation of a low impact home with methods of living in a form of permaculture designed to sustain my family and improve biodiversity. To leave the land richer than before and in doing so enable others to do so.

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How to live off grid with your own private grid

Posted 28/03/08 by Matt B in the Woodlands category

When considering the dream to live in harmony with nature, as part of the ecosystem, while maintaining a relatively modern lifestyle there are things that must be considered. Not everything from our wasteful way of life can be maintained and not every "green" innovation will be useful. For example to sustain a growing family as part of the biodiversity of the area one can not simply allow nature a free hand but neither can you.

That is not to say that things should be unnatural but the land must be managed somewhat as must your resources. This is not so different from the way we imagine that Adam and Eve might once have lived. Effectively we are talking about being gardeners of our living home.

To do this and be independent means that resources can not be "piped in" from outside. This is going to mean living "off grid" while ensuring a reliable supply of energy that is not wasteful. It also means reconsidering the way we do things.

In this article I am going to explore this issue and the issues it raises.

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