The BTS of Life Off-The-Grid with Arielle Crawford

Off-Grid
Written By Ember29 (Sophie)

We’re going off-the-grid! Join us on this episode of the It’s All Me podcast, as Gervase sits down with modern day cowgirl Arielle Crawford to discuss what it’s truly like to live off grid in today’s world. Gervase and Arielle dive deep into Arielle’s reason for and journey to living off-the-grid, the stories we tell ourselves that leave us feeling disempowered as women, the power of community, and how living off the land can help you heal.

 In this episode

  • [03:15] Arielle’s journey to off-grid living and the harsh reality of all-in sustainability 

  • [14:00] The pattern of “needing a man” and how it disempowers women

  • [19:25] Off-the-grid community and the idea of circularity

  • [26:45] Why Arielle believes getting your hands dirty can be the antidote to depression

  • [30:52] How living your values can help you call in a life of integrity and healing

Guest Info

Arielle Crawford is a homesteader and rancher in Central Texas. Before fulfilling her dream of living off grid, she was working in sustainable fashion in New York. She received her MBA from FIT, where she teaches Sustainable Manufacturing. Arielle launched her eponymous label in 2018 after 10 years experience in the fashion industry. After hitting a ceiling with sustainability in the big city, she decided to make the leap and move to Hill Country, where she practices off-grid living, natural building, and land stewardship. In addition to being a badass woman, Arielle is now a zero-waster and climate lobbyist for CCL, where she leads the Fashion Industry Action Team.

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