Off-grid residents open their gates for a tour of their properties, where friendly goats, chickens and an abundance of vegetables and fruit trees help to fill their pantries and allow them to live a simpler life.
Katie and Mike bought this property for its established fruit trees and space to grow produce.abc.net.au/news/far-north-queenslanders-moving-off-grid-debt-free-life-nature/102019018Sitting in an outdoor enclosure stroking the soft coat of a Nigerian dwarf goat brings a sense of calm to Katie Jay.
"We only grow foods we actually eat every day and we have a back-up plan for all the excess produce we grow. "We've had nothing but the lovely wildlife helping themselves and leaving us with literally nothing," Renea says. "My decision was environmental as I didn't want to waste water but instead repurpose it, so the fact this property already had a compost toilet was a huge selling point for me," Renea said."The rest of the family wasn't so keen on the idea and wanted a regular toilet but nobody has complained since we moved here."
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