Indeed, the quality of the work and the low cost of the build certainly made all the effort worthwhile. Off-grid homeowner ...

"Living the dream." Homeowner shares unique experiences living in an off-grid tiny home: 'We aren't quite there yet' first ...

A steady supply sustains the off-grid house, which is kept cool by indoor pools, strategically placed apertures, and thick ...

The Desert Botanical Garden, an oasis nestled among the red rocks of Papago Park, turns 86 in February. The idea for a desert garden came from a small group of Valley-based advocates in the 1930s.

If energy regulators and retailers fail to keep up with technology, more people will have to pay for the policy failures that do not incentivise people like me to remain on the grid.

Those lessons included using pressure-treated lumber outside to withstand the winter weather and avoid rot and fencing the garden to prevent critters from snacking and wreaking havoc. There are so ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Springtime is a particularly colorful season to visit the Desert Botanical Garden. Visitors who arrive mid-February through mid-June will see an abundance of blooming cactus ...

One Redditor from Washington state shared their experience of living off-grid for five years to r/OffGridCabins. "We've lived in our 200 sq ft off grid tiny house on 20 acres for 5 years now. Overall ...

Then I enjoyed building in two theme answers that span the entire grid with 15 letters ... with a clue such as this I sometimes need to dust off some little-used parts of my brain.

The Desert Botanical Garden is one of Phoenix's top tourist attractions, one of the best gardens in the country according to Vogue magazine and an all-around local gem. It's also not cheap to ...