East Orange County couple find paradise living off the grid

Tia & Terry of the Simple Living Institute

Tia & Terry of the Simple Living Institute

After a year of living with no indoor shower, dishwasher or central air-conditioning, an east Orange County couple calls it an off-the-grid paradise.Terry and Tia Meer built their electric-sipping, super-efficient log cabin down a gravel path alongside the Econlockhatchee River as a way to live what they preach — making as little environmental impact as possible.”You don’t have to live uncomfortably, totally cut off from the world or in a tent to use less energy,” said Tia Meer, 30, recently as she tended one of the couple’s vegetable gardens on their 5-acre plot near Christmas.

Read More No indoor shower. No air-conditioning: Couple lives off-the-grid paradise — OrlandoSentinel.com.

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