REFRIGERATION:
Keeping your food cool can be a bit trickier to find a solution for. Although many off the grid homes do have a standard type of freezer or refrigeration appliance in their homes you need to be sure you take into consideration how much energy your freezer and refrigerator will be using since it will need to be plugged in and run all day and all night. You may want to downsize your ideal refrigerator to cut back on energy use and instead implement one of these methods to help keep food items cool.
METHOD 45 - Zeer Pot-
Zeer pots require no energy usage and are quick and easy to make. This can be a great place to store fruits and vegetables that will keep them fresh and edible for up to twenty days. A zeer pot is simply two large clay pots, one smaller than the other to fit inside of, that are packed with sand. Pour a layer of sand on the bottom of the largest pot, set the second clay pot into the first and then pack in sand in the space between the first and second pot. Once the sand is tightly packed pour water or the sand so it is completely saturated. Place the item you wish to keep fresh and cool in the clay and keep cover.