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Veteran coder builds stone-covered Dome Home into Texas hill

by Kirsten Dirksen on November 5, 2023

When Al Schwarz moved from upstate NY near Dallas, TX, for work, he wanted a home with low energy bills …
Strawbale-and-Plaster Home couple built after fire is bioclimatic marvel

by Kirsten Dirksen on October 22, 2023

Ken Haggard and Polly Cooper have built natural homes with passive solar techniques and powered by renewables since the seventies, …
Arctic Homestead: 10 years living off the Alaskan wilderness

by Kirsten Dirksen on October 9, 2022

Jenna and David Jonas have spent most of their lives living off the land. At 17, David built a cabin …

Santa Ana Winds: a blaze through culture, memory, and resilience

by Nicolás Boullosa on January 15, 2025

Exploring the fiery breath of the Santa Ana winds, their role in shaping California’s wildfires, and their haunting imprint on …

How entire village runs fully off-grid on small hydropower & solar

by Kirsten Dirksen on January 12, 2025

Thirty years ago, a group of permaculture experts purchased 329 acres of degraded land in Western North Carolina with a …

Mike Oehler’s last hurrah: underground living & lessons from the earth

by Nicolás Boullosa on January 9, 2025

Back-to-the-lander Mike Oehler reimagined earth-sheltered living in the early 1970s, sure of the potential—and need—of underground housing. His experiments are …