Beyond Off Grid @BeyondOffGrid

A documentary film & media project about reducing dependence on the modern system by returning to the old paths of productive households & local community. beyondoffgrid.com Roanoke, VA Joined December 2012

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Beyond Off Grid @BeyondOffGrid

5 years ago

"We do not want to be boastful nor content. We know we have a very long journey ahead of us. Recognizing this past month, however, that we’re doing better than we thought has been a source of encouragement." Read more: pxlme.me/bHXQMNYq #BeyondOffGrid #ReturntotheOldPaths

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Beyond Off Grid @BeyondOffGrid

5 years ago

"Yes, we still have electricity. No, we are not tramping through the mud with a solar flashlight looking for the outhouse in the middle of the night. Not yet." pxlme.me/cDMAlsO1 #BeyondOffGrid #ReturntotheOldPaths #offgrid #Culture #Christianagrarian #Agrarian

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Beyond Off Grid @BeyondOffGrid

5 years ago

"I don’t know a million things. But I can learn." pxlme.me/ybCf2X0J #BeyondOffGrid #ReturntotheOldPaths #offgrid #Christianagrarian #Familyfarming #Garden #Family #Agrarian

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Beyond Off Grid @BeyondOffGrid

5 years ago

"So how did my trial garden do? Well, for starters, I did not weed it — because there were NO WEEDS. Not a single weed, all spring, summer, and into the fall. I was amazed." pxlme.me/hrlHR5f5 #BeyondOffGrid #ReturntotheOldPaths #Garden #Family #Compost #Mulch #BacktoEden

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Beyond Off Grid @BeyondOffGrid

5 years ago

Let me tell you a story, a story about the founder of Foundations for Farming... pxlme.me/qUW-L6c5 #BeyondOffGrid #ReturntotheOldPaths #Garden #Food #Permaculture #Familyfarming #Agrarian

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Beyond Off Grid @BeyondOffGrid

5 years ago

"We know we have a long 'oof-grid' journey ahead of us.... But most importantly, we know our family marches together." pxlme.me/yJc_h653 #BeyondOffGrid #ReturntotheOldPaths #Family #MarchOffGrid #Offgrid

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Beyond Off Grid @BeyondOffGrid

5 years ago

Starting seedlings indoors and then transplanting them outside is the best way to produce more food, especially in climates with shorter growing seasons. pxlme.me/6jAybPtk #BeyondOffGrid #ReturntotheOldPaths #Food #Greenhouse #Farming #Familyfarming #CoverCrop

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Beyond Off Grid @BeyondOffGrid

5 years ago

3 steps to growing more of your own food, starting today. pxlme.me/43pwh2-4 #BeyondOffGrid #ReturntotheOldPaths #Garden #Farming #Compost #Growingfood #Familyfarming

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Beyond Off Grid @BeyondOffGrid

5 years ago

"Our march off grid, we learned, was going strong well before our March Off Grid. Or at least stronger than we knew (and we suspect the same goes for many others who want off the grid)." pxlme.me/bHXQMNYq #BeyondOffGrid #ReturntotheOldPaths #offgrid #Culture #Homestead

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Beyond Off Grid @BeyondOffGrid

5 years ago

"Some accept that. Some do not. Ignorance is bliss for the rest." Who are you? pxlme.me/cDMAlsO1 #BeyondOffGrid #ReturntotheOldPaths #offgrid #Culture #Christianagrarian #Agrarian

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Beyond Off Grid @BeyondOffGrid

5 years ago

"Just one thing. One thing is what this month is all about at our homestead." pxlme.me/ybCf2X0J #BeyondOffGrid #ReturntotheOldPaths #offgrid #Christianagrarian #Familyfarming #Garden #Family #Agrarian

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Beyond Off Grid @BeyondOffGrid

5 years ago

"I found that large seeds like beans did wonderfully when I planted them in the manure and put the mulch back over them." pxlme.me/hrlHR5f5 #BeyondOffGrid #ReturntotheOldPaths #Garden #Family #Compost #Mulch #BacktoEden

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Beyond Off Grid @BeyondOffGrid

5 years ago

If you’re not careful, growing food can quickly seem like a parasite on your resources. But what if you could grow more with less? pxlme.me/qUW-L6c5 #BeyondOffGrid #ReturntotheOldPaths #Garden #Food #Permaculture #Familyfarming #Agrarian

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Beyond Off Grid @BeyondOffGrid

5 years ago

"Winning the heart and mind of a child is a priceless gift. Especially when you want them to buy into an off-grid future while presently surrounded by a very on-grid culture." pxlme.me/yJc_h653 #BeyondOffGrid #ReturntotheOldPaths #Family #MarchOffGrid #Offgrid

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Beyond Off Grid @BeyondOffGrid

5 years ago

"When planning a fall garden location, sunlight and wind are the primary determinants." pxlme.me/6jAybPtk #BeyondOffGrid #ReturntotheOldPaths #Food #Greenhouse #Farming #Familyfarming #CoverCrop

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Beyond Off Grid @BeyondOffGrid

5 years ago

In this post, we examine three ways for you to grow food yourself, starting today. pxlme.me/43pwh2-4 #BeyondOffGrid #ReturntotheOldPaths #Garden #Farming #Compost #Growingfood #Familyfarming

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Beyond Off Grid @BeyondOffGrid

6 years ago

"We are all headed off toward the inevitable, when there is no grid to be on." pxlme.me/cDMAlsO1 #BeyondOffGrid #ReturntotheOldPaths #offgrid #Culture #Christianagrarian #Agrarian

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Beyond Off Grid @BeyondOffGrid

6 years ago

"We lived in an apartment in Amish country for nine months in that new state. We didn’t have any land to call our own, but the desire began to burn in us both. I read everything I could get my hands on, and we made major changes in our lives." pxlme.me/ybCf2X0J

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Beyond Off Grid @BeyondOffGrid

6 years ago

"If you grow food in the fall, you must understand your season dates, particularly your Last Average Spring Frost and First Average Fall Frost dates." pxlme.me/6jAybPtk #BeyondOffGrid #ReturntotheOldPaths #Food #Greenhouse #Farming #Familyfarming #CoverCrop

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Beyond Off Grid @BeyondOffGrid

6 years ago

"Sewing clothes. Baking bread. Family board game nights. Making laundry soap. People thinking we’re lunatics. The list of things we had done before kept growing." pxlme.me/bHXQMNYq #BeyondOffGrid #ReturntotheOldPaths #offgrid #Culture #Homestead #Christianagrarian