Hey, all:
I live off-the-grid with Wind (turbine) and Sun (photovoltaic), solar domestic water heater, rooftop water collection system, dry composting toilet, greywater system. I also have free-range chickens, and I do organic gardening for produce. The wildflowers grow on their own. I am restoring the Coastal Prairie on the South Texas property where I live.
I am currently installing a new battery-powered electric motor system into a pickup (early stages), requiring removal of practically all the conventional powertrain, which will provide commuter transportation (~100 mile range), and I will recharge the truck batteries at home with a plug-in system, meaning virtually all sustainable energy reliance.
I am a wildlife biologist, which is my ultimate reason for my actions. If we do not achieve sustainability in all aspects, including human population, the global biological resources I love will disappear--for eternity.
I embrace Mohandas Gandhi's philosophy of "...be the change...", so I try to achieve the change myself.
Good success!
David Messages done with sustainable energy, with Wind and Sun!