Best Community for Off-Grid Living in New Jersey — 16 verified

All 16 Resources

• Homesteaders of America (nationwide) — Homesteaders of America hosts the largest annual homesteading conference in the US in Front Royal, VA, drawing 5,000+ attendees. Their online community, YouTube
• The Prairie Homestead (nationwide) — Jill Winger's The Prairie Homestead blog and Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast reach millions of homesteaders monthly with practical guides on sourdough, home da
• Mother Earth News (nationwide) — Mother Earth News has been the voice of the homesteading and back-to-the-land movement since 1970. Their 50+ years of practical articles on organic gardening, a
• Survival Blog (nationwide) — SurvivalBlog.com, founded by James Wesley Rawles, is the internet's most-read preparedness and self-reliant living website with 320,000+ unique daily page views
• Grit Magazine (nationwide) — Grit Magazine has covered rural American life, farming, and homesteading since 1882. Their bimonthly print magazine and online content covers livestock, gardeni
• Backwoods Home Magazine (nationwide) — Backwoods Home Magazine has published bimonthly self-reliance guides since 1989, covering solar energy, water systems, food production, building, and homestead
• Roots & Refuge Farm (nationwide) — Jess and Miah's Roots & Refuge Farm YouTube channel documents their Arkansas homestead with videos on market gardening, permaculture, food preservation, and rur
• Self Sufficient Me (nationwide) — Self Sufficient Me features detailed videos and articles on backyard food production, fruit trees, vegetable gardening, chickens, and water systems with a pract
• Countryside & Small Stock Journal (nationwide) — Countryside & Small Stock Journal has been serving small farmers and homesteaders since 1917. Published bimonthly, it covers goats, rabbits, chickens, small-sca
• Homestead & Chill (nationwide) — Homestead & Chill is Deanna Talerico's widely-read blog covering organic vegetable gardening, fermentation, food preservation, and sustainable homestead practic
• ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture (nationwide) — ATTRA (National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service) provides free publications, helpline assistance, and webinars for sustainable farming and homestead
• New Jersey Homesteaders & Small Farms — New Jersey Facebook community for homesteaders covering suburban farming, backyard chickens, food preservation, and making the most of the Garden State's divers
• Rutgers Cooperative Extension – Agriculture — Rutgers Extension publishes comprehensive guides on New Jersey food crops, backyard poultry, food preservation, and small farm production tailored to the state'
• NJ Community Development Corporation Farms — Network of New Jersey community farms and urban agriculture projects connecting homesteaders to shared land, CSA programs, and food sovereignty resources across
• Northeast Organic Farming Association NJ — New Jersey NOFA chapter publishes organic farming guides, connects homesteaders with farm resources, and hosts the annual NOFA-NJ Winter Conference for sustaina
• NJ Farmers Market & Farm Tour Events — Annual Jersey Fresh farm tours and farmers market events connecting New Jersey homesteaders and food producers to consumers through open-farm days and agricultu

Frequently Asked

How many community resources are listed for New Jersey?

GetOffGrid tracks 16 verified community resources for off-grid living in New Jersey: 5 New Jersey-specific operators and 11 nationwide platforms serving New Jersey.

What are the top community resources in New Jersey?

12 of the 16 New Jersey listings are rated 4.5 or higher. Featured: Homesteaders of America, The Prairie Homestead, Mother Earth News, Survival Blog, Grit Magazine.

Are these resources verified?

Every listing on GetOffGrid has a verified link to the source. Resources include both state-specific operators and nationwide platforms serving New Jersey.