Self-Sufficient Couple Builds Their Own Floating Off-Grid Island…

Self-Sufficient Couple Builds Their Own Floating Off-Grid Island...

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Ever wish you could just get away from it all? Meet Catherine King and Wayne Adams, who did just that. Literally. They’ve been living on a homemade, self-sufficient, floating island for the past 24 years. Check it out in the video below…

Self-Sufficient Couple Builds Their Own Floating Off-Grid Island...

From no-waste, no-impact, buy-nothing, no-money to living tiny, there are a multitude of saner and more courageous alternatives to the unthinking, zombie wastefulness of mainstream living.

For Canadian couple Wayne Adams and Catherine King, living self-sufficiently meant building their own floating island near Tofino, British Columbia, consisting of twelve interconnected platforms that support their home, greenhouse, lighthouse and a dance studio…

Self-Sufficient Couple Builds Their Own Floating Off-Grid Island...

Self-Sufficient Couple Builds Their Own Floating Off-Grid Island...

Wayne, a sculptor, and Catherine, a retired ballerina and carver, began building this extraordinary home back in 1992. They have dubbed it “Freedom Cove,” and call it a “floating food garden.”…

Self-Sufficient Couple Builds Their Own Floating Off-Grid Island...

Self-Sufficient Couple Builds Their Own Floating Off-Grid Island...

The two artists support themselves by selling their artworks in local shops and beyond, and supplement their income with veggies and fruit harvested throughout the year from their own garden, in addition to fishing…

Self-Sufficient Couple Builds Their Own Floating Off-Grid Island...

Self-Sufficient Couple Builds Their Own Floating Off-Grid Island...

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Self Sufficient Backyard

In all that time an electric wire has never been connected to our house. We haven’t gotten or paid an electricity bill in over 40 years, but we have all the electricity we want. We grow everything we need, here, in our small backyard. We also have a small medicinal garden for tough times. Read More Here...


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