Nick Rosen – How To Live Off-Grid
May 8th, 2008 by sparky
Nick Rosen will perform at The Big Chill festival 2008 A-Z line up | Ticket info
In his book ‘How To Live Off-Grid’ journalist Nick Rosen explores the practicalities of an off-grid (no mains electricty, gas, or water) lifestyle in the UK, in an entertaining, and inventive fashion. At Eastnor this year, he’ll be discussing the motivations, struggles, problems, and the solutions facing those who choose to opt in to this lifestyle.
Off-Grid – A brief history
Off-Grid began life as a web site in 2004, reporting on the people, technologies, events and influences that are helping to create a global off-grid community.
The brainchild of author and campaigner Nick Rosen, the site now has 75,000 visitors a month, mainly from the US and UK, and continues to expand.
Off-Grid.net is an eclectic mix of practical advice, news from the on-grid world and issues rarely covered by the mainstream media and promotes the many enterprises that are working for a sustainable future. We campaign on issues affecting people who live or work off-grid, including issues such as zoning/planning permission where we are calling for changes to allow people to receive special permission to set up off-grid homes in places whihc do not currently have residential permission.
We want to see large-scale off-grid developments in towns and in the countryside, so that the hundreds of thousands who wouldlike to live this way are free to do so.
The UK edition of the book “How to Live Off-Grid” is published by Bantam. Off-Grid is currently seeking US and Canadian publishers to work with.
The site flourishes thanks to the support of its loyal readers in the form of advertising and retail sales. We encourage you to join in the forum, and post comments about specific stories.
Donations are welcome from individuals and organisations who wish to provide greater support for our work and can be made online through Paypal to nick (at) off-grid.net.
Nick Rosen will perform at The Big Chill festival 2008 A-Z line up | Ticket info
