Living off-grid on a self-built, island homestead

29-4-2021 Cyprus Mail CyprusMail Hot

Living off-grid on a self-built, island homestead

In this video, we meet Shadow, a Canadian who went ahead and built an incredible floating island in British Columbia using salvaged and reclaimed materials. His ‘island’ comprises a two-storey floating home, a floating chicken coop, floating gardens – even a floating compost shed!

Having been living on the water for 17 years and working hard to protect the Widgeon Slough area in BC, Canada, Shadow gathers wood from the river to use as firewood, grows some of his own fresh food in barrel gardens, and collects fresh water from a nearby spring. He filters his greywater on a floating raft...

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Living off-grid on a self-built, island homestead

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