Best Community for Off-Grid Living in New York — 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
• Camphill Village Copake — Established Camphill community in Columbia County where adults with and without developmental disabilities live and work together on a biodynamic farm and in cr
• New York Homesteaders & Off-Grid Living — Large New York Facebook group covering Catskills and Adirondacks homesteading, food preservation, wood heat, maple sugaring, and rural property development acro
• Northeast Organic Farming Association – NY — New York NOFA chapter publishes the Organic News, certifies organic farms, and hosts the annual NOFA-NY Winter Conference — the state's premier sustainable agri
• NOFA-NY Winter Conference — Annual Saratoga Springs conference for New York organic farmers and homesteaders featuring 100+ workshops on all aspects of sustainable food production and rura
• Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture — Hudson Valley working farm and education center demonstrating regenerative agriculture at scale. Offers farm tours, workshops, and programs for homesteaders and

Frequently Asked

How many community resources are listed for New York?

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

What are the top community resources in New York?

14 of the 16 New York 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 York.