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They Made Rainwater Collection Illegal — What Comes Next?

Henry David Thoreau, experiments in living free can't be done anywhere in the world, in many places it is illegal. I instal a rainwater fed washing machine and talk about the law. If you want to take this conversation further I made a video about the world feeling off lately    • The World Feels Off — And There’s a Reason...   In some parts of the world, it’s illegal to collect rainwater. In others, using greywater from your shower to feed your garden is banned. Composting toilets, tiny houses, and off-grid living are often restricted, heavily regulated, or outright forbidden. All in the name of safety. But when survival becomes regulated, you have to ask: Are these laws protecting us — or protecting a system? These questions aren’t new. Thinkers and rebels have been asking them for centuries: "A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone." — Henry David Thoreau Thoreau’s definition of wealth had nothing to do with possessions — and everything to do with freedom from them. He believed the fewer things you needed, the richer you became. He also said: "That government is best which governs least." Thoreau famously refused to pay taxes that supported slavery and war, and spent a night in jail for it. His essay Civil Disobedience went on to inspire revolutionaries like Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. "One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws." — Martin Luther King Jr. "Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state becomes lawless or corrupt." — Mahatma Gandhi These words aren’t just history. They echo loudly today — especially for those who want to live closer to nature, with sovereignty, and on their own terms. Thankfully, not all places are tightening their grip. Some are letting go — or at least looking the other way. Places like Maine, Portugal, parts of New Zealand, British Columbia, and Arizona are becoming more open to off-grid living, tiny homes, permaculture, and homesteading. Tiny homes are being legalized. Rainwater harvesting is encouraged. Composting and solar power are no longer seen as fringe — but as forward-thinking. Maybe the greatest act of rebellion isn’t protest. Maybe it’s planting a garden. Collecting rainwater. Building a home no bigger than you need. #tinyhouse #offgridliving