I have 4 acres here in southern Wisconsin. 1/2 acre is for me, the house & the livestock. Dogs, cats, chickens, guinea pigs & a parrot. The rest of the property is being restored. The micro ecosystem has oak savannah where I am restoring woodland flowers by removing invasive species such as euro buckthorn & garlic mustard. 2 acres of prairie restoration. A wetland area with a pond on the Des Plaines river water shed. The property is mainly for the wildlife & a rest stop for migrating birds, a priority. I live to aid them in their passage.
5 years ago I bought 35 acres of pinion & Gambel's oak, with a heart stopping view of Mesa Verde. I live there off the grid in the summer, removing invasives there as well. This too is reserved for the wildlife.

I used to live in communes in England and Scotland -We had seven acres of land and it fed us but didn't keep us very warm sometimes we were so wrapped up with wooly clothes hats scarves and parkas that you couldn't tell if it was a man or a woman I guess I was off the grid for a while then moved to Lancashire. and we had a run down mill to renovate and land. I find its nice doing it with a group as you can always call in an extra hand . I don't know if I am off the grid now but living in sheltered accommodation.

I live in 2 caravans in a small disused quarry..solar power and gas for hot water and cooking-stream water-as peaceful as you can get on this noisy little planet . I love it..will be building log cabin eventually but not rushing-want to get it right first time.

Turned the house and 1/3 acre over to the kids to raise their 3....me? I'm living high, in a 30 foot RV and loving it...staying on my property we split the light bill, they pay their as bill, as I use propane, and I pay the water...sooo works perfect...

After many relationship dramas over many years, I am back on surburbia, smallest yard I have ever owned except for units. About 1/5 of an acre, then lose space for a house and pool and not much left. We use 160 litres of town water per day rest is either rain water or underground, we export about 25-35kwh to the grid daily from our solar, grow catch or barter over 80% of our food. Chickens, aquaponics, water gardens, vines, tubers, trees, and a jumbled jungle of edible foods. Sadly, often feel the lack of land.

We technically live in tiny house, but it certainly doesn't feel like the ones you normally see. We are more off-set our consumption people than off the grid people.

No, “none of the above” eh?

I’m a minimalist but I am not against consumption.

I have solar, live on a island, have a rain harvesting system and septic (gravity) and do gardening as much as I can. I am a handy person and make my own repairs including plumbing and electrical. I have a workshop and build lots of things. The problem with being self-sufficient is one has to rely on them-self day and night (like when rats get into the crawl space at 3 AM), rain or shine, young or old, sick or well.

I have chickens and ducks I’m planting a food forest. Plan on doing some solar. I only have 2 acres so can’t really be completely self sufficient but I’m trying to get as close as I can.

It's something I aspired to until my back went out. I'm not able to do much heavy lifting anymore.

I live in a small rv. I try to use mostly solar power and propane, but am hooked up to electric. My goal is to be off grid, solar and wind dependent. I’ve been researching for a year now, and hope to start making my way to my goal.

Minimalist, environmentalist, working toward nomadic, pretty off grid lifestyle. I’d by happy to never see pavement again if I can make it happen.

Anti-capitalist, not necessarily anti-consumer. But anti-consumer-culture, for sure.

Minimalist.
Die broke leaving nothing.
Barring accident I'll plan my exit at my choosing.

The off-grid lifestyle is my ultimate goal. Earthbag home, solar power, well water, micro farm. I want to be as far removed from a civilization I disagree with as much as I can. I have plans for the home made out and just to build a fairly large 4 bedroom earthbag home with an attached greenhouse runs between 5-7k. Not bad i think. But this does not include the solar system and electric lines, the well and the drilling. I'm looking at somewhere between 10-20 acres. Should be enough for a bit of privacy, a rotating crop, and a bit of livestock.
Wish me luck.