About Sarita Harbour
Sarita Harbour is a long-time freelance writer, blogger, and homesteader who has been creating online content for over 15 years. She's the founder of An Off Grid Life, where she shares practical advice on self-reliance, homesteading, off-grid living, and homeschooling based on her 11-year adventure living in Canada's remote Northwest Territories.
A former financial advisor and financial and business writer, Sarita now combines her writing background with first-hand experience to help readers build more sustainable lives.
Sarita has written for and been featured in national and international publications including The Associated Press, The Seattle Times, Hometalk, Bob Vila, NBC News, CBC Dragon's Den, GRIT, and Mother Earth News. She is a daily contributor to MSN and a regular contributor to the lifestyle publication Food Drink Life.
Her expertise in canning and preserving, sourdough baking, gardening, and off-grid systems has also been recognized in interviews and articles. Publications include The Seattle Times, Washington Times, The Hartford Courant, MSN, Food Drink Life, and hundreds of other publications.
She is frequently quoted on topics ranging from food security, sourdough baking, and homestead preparedness to raising backyard chickens and building a pantry from scratch.
Living off the grid for more than a decade, Sarita draws on her real-life experiences to provide credible, actionable advice rooted in day-to-day reality. Her work reflects a deep commitment to teaching others how to live with less, grow more, and thrive wherever they are.
See more of Sarita's tips, tools, recipes, and articles in her author archive.