Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. COVENTRY — A few years ago, a local family decided to use their knowledge and skills in growing organic crops to feed themselves ...

Interest in off-grid living has surged in recent years as a growing number of people turn their focus to a more self-sustaining way of life—with some going as far as to create entire compounds where ...

Pine trees strung with twinkling lights cast shade over the acre-and-a-half property in Golden Gate Estates. Twenty-five chickens doze in the yard on a steamy summer afternoon, while two horses — ...

What Is Off-Grid Living? Off-grid living refers to residing in a home that is completely disconnected from public utilities like electricity, water, and sewage systems. Imagine yourself in a cabin, ...

A major tenet of sustainability is cutting down on stuff. Our popular culture and economic system encourage us to spend money on things we don’t actually need. To break that mindset, try pausing ...

SEDALIA, Mo. -- She is the queen of green. Valerie Larm, of rural Pilot Grove, Mo., lives a fairly self-sustainable life by gardening and canning; hunting and fishing; and sewing clothes, blankets and ...