Living on 11 acres in a homestead powered by solar, Ryan Mitchell has helped countless people simplify their lives and go off-grid. As the best-selling author of Tiny House Living: Ideas for Building and Living Well in Less than 400 Square Feet (Krause Publications, 2014), Mitchell has been featured in the New York Times, BBC, Associated Press, Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, Mother Earth News, Treehugger, and NPR.
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The Wider Benefits of Choosing Life Off the Grid
Going off the grid isn’t just about solar power and gardens—it’s about slowing down, prioritizing what matters, and creating a life rooted in self-reliance and personal freedom.
September 11, 2025