{"product_id":"9780983272601","title":"Off On Our Own: Living Off-Grid in Comfortable Independence: One Couple's \"Learn as We Go\" Journey to Self-Reliance","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTed and Kathy Carns live in the picturesque Laurel Highlands region of western Pennsylvania. They have most of the usual modern conveniences: fridge, freezer, washer, computer, cell phone, hot tub, vacuum, hair dryer, flat screen TV with surround sound...and they do it all without plugging into the power grid. Their house is wood-heated, their fuel is non-petrol; they grow their own food, put up their harvest, make their own wine, and drop fresh canned peaches into the solar-powered blender for the morning smoothies... It's a simple life that works: zero waste, total recycling, and no “unnecessary necessities.” Others have done this, but the Carns' are doing it in such a dramatic, inventive way that people flock to their astonishing Stone Camp home to learn Ted's secrets. More than a dozen universities and colleges in the Tri-State\/Mid-Atlantic area bring professors and students to Stone Camp every year to observe first-hand the remarkable lifestyle of Ted and Kathy Carns.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOff...On Our Own\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is Ted's manual for living off-grid, told with Mark Twainesque humor and irreverence: how he created the various systems that power the Stone Camp (includes a how-to chapter)...and what he thinks about oil, self-reliance, waste, nature and reducing one's carbon footprint to walk more gently on the earth. The book is illustrated throughout with more than 60 black and white photos.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Lynn's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47020980338928,"sku":"9780983272601","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780983272601_p0.jpg?v=1763880109","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780983272601","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}