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    Our Life Off The Grid

    Learn about our life off the grid in Canada's far north. Includes posts on our off grid home, generators, batteries, solar panels, wood stove and water system as well as our day-to-day life as a family living off the grid.

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      27 Cookie Recipes So Tasty You’ll Wish You'd Made a Double Batch
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      Winter’s Best 12 Natural Treatments Passed Down the Generations
    • Small green plants growing in soil surrounded by broken eggshells.
      40 Ways to Have a More Sustainable Home This Winter
    • A white plate with cubes of creamy vanilla fudge on parchment paper, next to a few vanilla pods.
      22 Freezer-Friendly Christmas Cookies, Cakes and Candies
    • Cookies decorated with icing and reindeer designs are placed on a cooling rack with festive decorations, including a small wreath, pinecones, red berries, and gold reindeer figures.
      21 Holiday Hits for Making Baking Taking and Sharing
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      33 Holiday Treats So Good You’ll Want to Stash Now and Savor Later
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      16 Coziest Cookie Creations to Warm Your Heart and Home
    • A close-up of a freshly baked apple cake in a rectangular baking dish, sitting on a cooling rack.
      19 Yummy Thanksgiving Desserts To Keep Them Eating, Not Arguing
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      Make, Bake and Take These 23 Memorable Holiday Recipes
    • A dish of baked bread stuffing with herbs, featuring golden-brown bread cubes in a blue baking dish.
      23 Reader Favorite Homestyle Thanksgiving Recipes to Gobble Up
    • A close-up of assorted chocolate and nut bars, some drizzled with dark chocolate, on a checkered surface.
      26 Holiday Treats and Sweets To Fix Now and Freeze for Later
    • Two stacked oatmeal cake squares on a plate, with a red apple in the background.
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    • Plates with cookies, apple slices, and white chocolate chips on a polka dot napkin, surrounded by apple slices and cinnamon sticks.
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    • Four pumpkin cookies with cream filling are arranged on a wooden surface. One cookie is broken apart, revealing its texture. Anise stars are also visible.
      Bite into Fall With These 17 Kid-Favorite Cookie Recipes
    • A white mug filled with yellow liquid and a flower on top, next to a spoon and a large jar of similar liquid on a dark surface.
      17 DIY Home Apothecary Items To Make and Use This Fall
    • Three romaine lettuce heads regrowing in a glass bowl filled with water on a kitchen counter.
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    • A glass jar filled with green pesto sauce on a kitchen counter, with a metal scoop and fresh herbs in the background.
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      15 Easy Ways to Create a Green and Sustainable Kitchen
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    • A two-story brown off grid home with a white balcony, satellite dishes, solar panels on the roof, and trees in the front yard under a clear blue sky.
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    Sarita Harbour.

    I'm Sarita. My family and I lived off the grid for 11 years in Canada's far north. If I did it, you can too.

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