Book by Skip Plemmons (Author) Going Off the Grid.  Whether you're a prepper, a survivalist, a camping enthusiast, or simply looking to get off the grid, you'll need food. Make it good What are the benefits to living off the grid? The joy of living in the present moment without the craziness and ridiculousness of modern living where many aspects of life are often dictated to you or at best, manipulated. Being that it is such a joy to live freely, preparing food is a big part of that. In this series, you will learn various creative methods of preparing food you have bought, hunted, gathered or grown. Skip Plemmons enjoyed the freedom of off grid living in an Arizona desert yurt for a couple of years when he wasn't vagabonding all over the country in his youth. He currently practices self sufficiency on his small farm in North Georgia.