Do-It-Yourself Projects to Get You Off the Grid : Rain Barrels, Chicken Coops, Solar Panels, and More

Illustrated with full-color photographs accompanying easy-to-follow instructions, this unique collection utilizes the best that the online community has to offer, a mammoth database churning out ideas to make life better, easier, and, in this case, greener. Here are fun, useful projects designed to get you thinking creatively about going green.

Let the Instructables team illustrate just how simple it can be to make your own backyard chicken coop or turn a wine barrel into a rainwater collector. Here, you will learn to:Clip a chicken's wingsPower your lawn mower with solar powerCreate a chicken tractor for the cityWater your garden with solar powerBuild a thermoelectric lampCreate an algae bioreactor from water bottlesAnd much more!Get started today-making your life greener.

Get off the grid!