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Kelly's View - June 2008
Welcome to the new members who have joined since my last blog entry. It's great to see that others are interested in being part of an off the grid USA. America used to be known for it's pioneers who relied only on their keen senses, strength of their backs and minds, and goodwill of their neighbors. That was part of our defining characteristics. Today it seems if you can't buy it, then it's not good enough. That is not the USA I want to be remembered as being part of. This group, blog as well as my off site blog at The Off Grid Home, and forum I started at Off Grid USA is my way of working to help change and inform Americans that the America our parents, grandparents, and forefathers knew and loved is still possible for us. Read More »
I would like to introduce myself. My name is Kelly and I am on a journey to make the lifestyle of my family and myself more ecofriendly and self-sustainable. I believe that I have be very lucky to experience living a self-sustainable lifestyle early in my childhood when visiting my paternal grandparents.
They were "hill people" who had moved to the city for work and brought the ideas of producing your own food, fixing things when broken, and helping neighbors as the norm, etc. Of course my Mother was just the opposite if it didn't come from the supermarket then you didn't eat it, you bought everything new and replaced it when broken. Since opposite attract but rarely stay together my parents seperated early and I lived with my Mother. So my experiences with my grandparents lessened and I started my adult life after my Mother's example.
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