live off the land
Harvest nature's provisions
To live off the land is to sustain yourself directly from natural resources—hunting, fishing, foraging, or growing your own food rather than buying it.
The phrase often carries romantic or survivalist connotations: They sold everything and moved to Alaska to live off the land.
It can also describe military forces or travelers obtaining provisions locally rather than from supply lines.
- huntingPursuing wild game
- wild gameHunted animals as food
- homesteadingSelf-reliant land-based lifestyle
- off the gridIndependent of infrastructure
- back to basicsRefocusing on core principles
permaculture · timber harvesting · seed saving · root cellar · fishing · composting · indigenous knowledge · herbal medicine · wildcrafting · subsistence farming · first aid · nomadism · edible plants · native plants · seasonal harvest · foraging · navigation · trapping
live off the landurban lifestyle
Metropolitan way of living
live paycheck to paycheck · rat race · suburban lifestyle · industrial society
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