Breaking the Grid How to Buy Nothing, Make Everything, and Live Sustainably

When a crisis hits, we all wish we could be a little more self-sufficient. With Breaking the Grid, you can learn to live completely off the grid or just be a little more environmentally conscious. In this comprehensive guide, you can find step-by-step photographed instructions for everything from making your own paper products to microgardening, from building furniture to harnessing solar power, and from making your own brown sugar to sewing sutures in an emergency situation. With projects for first-time gardeners and hardcore homesteaders alike, there’s something for everyone!

Dan Martin is widely considered an expert in the field of self-sufficiency, drawing the attention of and appearing on/in mainstream media such as CNN, Yahoo News, MSNBC, Esquire men’s magazine, and the Travel Channel. Dan has consulted on shows like AMC’s The Walking Dead, National Geographic’s Doomsday Preppers, The Travel Channel’s Paranormal Paparazzi, and TNT’s hit show Falling Skies, as well as for various governments and sustainable-living communities, including an ongoing Sustainable Community in Monkey River, Belize, and the Nete Ibo Eco Village in Tabatinga, Peru.

Introduction

SECTION 1: SUSTAINABLE LIVING ELEMENTS

Chapter 1: Going Green
Repurpose
Recycle

Chapter 2: Home Production Of Products
Diy Paper Products
Homemade Soaps, Solvents & Detergents
Making Candles
Make Your Own Adhesives
Handmade Line
Make Your Own Clothes
Handmade Toys
How To Make Plastics
Practical Pottery
Forming Glassware
Learn To Build Furniture
Homemade Paints
Making Finishes & Preservatives
Home-Brewed Chemical Compounds
Fabricating Parts
Making Tools

Chapter 3: Home Production of Produce
Traditional Farming
Co-Op Farming
Micro Gardening
Backyard Garden
Community Gardening
Indoor Gardening
Wall Gardens
Raised Bed Gardens
Vertical Gardens
Overhead Garden
Water Gardens
Greenhouses
Patio Gardens
Edible Landscaping
Soil
Nutrients, Fertilizers & Npk
Water
Oxygen
Light
Darkness
Cooling & Heating
Ph
Pests
Propegation
Hydroponics
Aquaponics
Grow Rooms
Production


SECTION 2: ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL MOTION

Chapter 4: Harnessing Of Renewable Energies
Mechanical Electrical Generation
Wind Turbine
Solar Power
Photovoltaics
Off-Grid Applications
Grid-Tied Systems

Chapter 5: Alternative Fuel Production
Biomass
Paddle Power
Water Powered Motor (Mill)
Ethanol
Natural Gas
Syngas
Straight Waste Oil
Homemade Biodiesel
Ev
Other


SECTION 3: HOMESTEADING

Chapter 6: Food Preservation & Preparation
Chemical Concoctions
Food
Preservation
Casing
Vacuum Packing
Cold Storage
Fermentating
Pickling
Eat This Way, Not That
Raw Foods

Chapter 7: Water Harvesting
Waterways
Underground Water
Water Bodies
Static Water
Swimming Holes, Pools & Ponds
Distribution
Pressure
Filteration
Storage
Fire Fighting

Chapter 8: Health & Medicine
Health
Dental
Medical
Drugs
Surgical
Reproduction
Expiration

Chapter 9: Our Experience
Our Story
Our New Start
Gathering Our Supplies
Constructing Our Dream Home
Life Way Out There
How Children Fare
What’s Not Being Told
Why
What To Expect
The Aftermath
Cost
Financing
Where We Are Now
Why We Came Back

Chapter 10: Take The Plunge
Make A Plan
Step 1: Cashing Out
Step 2: Where’s Safest
Step 3: What’s Next
Step 4: When’s Best
Step 5: Game Over
Step 5: Day 1
Step 6: Day 2
Step 7: Day 3
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