Originally Posted by
ndbiker
There are whole communities of people living car free and off the grid entirely. They are called the Amish. It's a lot easier to live off the grid if you free yourself from the necessity of living a modern lifestyle. I have determined the lifestyle I wish to live and am currently deciding what resources I can put forth to live that lifestyle with the least energy...
I'm interested in urban homesteading, which is not as ambitious as total off the grid living, but it goes in the same direction of trying to live a more self reliant life style. Lately I've been hanging out at the Everything-DIY forum:
http://www.everything-diy.com/cgi-bi...i?action=forum
If you're interested in tapping into the kind of technology used in old order Mennonite enclaves, that site has information resources and knowledgeable people. However, the focus of the forum is more general than that.