Little things that count: home materials, gardening, compost by Nicolás Boullosa on December 7, 2023 We know that our lack of patience as a civilization has reached its apex when companies invest their best engineering …
FarmBot: open-source backyard robot for automated gardening by Kirsten Dirksen on September 26, 2016 In the front yard of Rory Aronson’s San Luis Obispo home (that he shares with 9 roommates), a robot is …
Experiments in small space gardening in Mexico City by Kirsten Dirksen on June 15, 2015 In the ruins of an old storage building, young urban farmers in Mexico City’s Roma District are experimenting with how …
1st rule of gardening: build up the soil by Kirsten Dirksen on December 13, 2010 Every year Jacqueline Kennedy starts her garden by throwing local horse manure under her veggie patch. Her soil is now …
Solar sailing & the spirit of Walden: charging with the sun, thinking with Thoreau by Nicolás Boullosa on June 5, 2025 A journey that began with a baby in a pouch, a college dorm bed, and Thoreau’s pond. From solar cars …
Book launch dispatches: In praise of unrushed stories & Life-Changing Homes by Nicolás Boullosa on May 29, 2025 Step inside homes that transformed lives. Discover stories that linger, not scroll past. It is a book for readers who …
House in a hamlet: restoration, regeneration, and layers of a home by Nicolás Boullosa on February 20, 2025 When you tend a garden or you have a project of a house in your hands, your world opens up …
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 …
“Live from California” legend shares SuperAging secret, DIY-building tips 🛹 by Kirsten Dirksen on November 10, 2024 At 89, Lloyd Kahn has been building his own homes for over six decades, crafting spaces that include a few …
Building ecovillage of storm-proof homes made of bone-like biomaterial by Kirsten Dirksen on November 3, 2024 On a rural property on the slopes of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, Morgan Bierschenk and his team have been refining …
