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Life off the grid

by Veronica Lacerda

UK

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A watering can acts as a makeshift shower at the end of a working day, June 2014. The smallholding is totally off-grid, so there is no running water. Rainwater is collected in tanks and used for the vegetable garden and for the animals. Potable water, supplied by a nearby spring, is used for cooking, drinking and cleaning. In order to have a shower we would heat some water on a small gas stove and hang the can on a tree in the woods. Our family of three used around 20 litres of water per day which is less than the equivalent of flushing a regular toilet twice.
A watering can acts as a makeshift shower at the end of a working day, June 2014. The smallholding is totally off-grid, so there is no running water. Rainwater is collected in tanks and used for the vegetable garden and for the animals. Potable water, supplied by a nearby spring, is used for cooking, drinking and cleaning. In order to have a shower we would heat some water on a small gas stove and hang the can on a tree in the woods. Our family of three used around 20 litres of water per day which is less than the equivalent of flushing a regular toilet twice.
Alice Mattioli in front of 'The Tunnel', getting ready to go out in wet weather, June 2014. As part of the WWOOF deal, volunteers receive food and accommodation in exchange for their help working on the land. We were accommodated in a 6m2 hut which was suitable for two adults and one child. It also had cooking facilities, including a small wood stove.
Alice Mattioli in front of 'The Tunnel', getting ready to go out in wet weather, June 2014. As part of the WWOOF deal, volunteers receive food and accommodation in exchange for their help working on the land. We were accommodated in a 6m2 hut which was suitable for two adults and one child. It also had cooking facilities, including a small wood stove.
Inside one of the houses, Alice Mattioli, Pip and Louie Whittaker clean out a cake bowl, assisted by Pirate, the cat, July 2013. The house has no dividing walls so the entire family uses this one big room as bedroom, living area and playroom. A trapeze hangs from the ceiling.
Inside one of the houses, Alice Mattioli, Pip and Louie Whittaker clean out a cake bowl, assisted by Pirate, the cat, July 2013. The house has no dividing walls so the entire family uses this one big room as bedroom, living area and playroom. A trapeze hangs from the ceiling.
Matt Whittaker demonstrates his green woodwork skills at the Newcastle Green Festival, June 2014. One of the ways the members of the co-op make a living is by offering courses and demonstrations of their many different crafts. The wood used is coppiced from their 400 year old woodland.
Matt Whittaker demonstrates his green woodwork skills at the Newcastle Green Festival, June 2014. One of the ways the members of the co-op make a living is by offering courses and demonstrations of their many different crafts. The wood used is coppiced from their 400 year old woodland.
Oaken S. and Pip W. ride the hood of the Land Rover while Matt W. drives, July 2013. The car was dismantled and reassembled by Matt so that it could run on used kitchen oil. As much as they dislike the idea of having and using the car, it was essential for their daily routine of delivering the vegetable bags and taking the children on many activities.
Oaken S. and Pip W. ride the hood of the Land Rover while Matt W. drives, July 2013. The car was dismantled and reassembled by Matt so that it could run on used kitchen oil. As much as they dislike the idea of having and using the car, it was essential for their daily routine of delivering the vegetable bags and taking the children on many activities.

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