Yosemite in a day: shrinking trees, cougars & a tourist loop by Kirsten Dirksen on March 28, 2011 Nearly 4 million people visited Yosemite National park last year and most of them stayed- as we did- within the …
Versatile passive house to balance live/work, urban/country by Kirsten Dirksen on March 21, 2011 As an architect passionate about passive solar and urban live/work design, Alan Cohen got tired of waiting for a client …
Edible yard: organic veggies & foraging for palatable weeds by Kirsten Dirksen on March 16, 2011 You may not have enough land to urban homestead (“a household that produces a significant part of the food, including …
Amaranth: a superfood for the backyard gardener by Kirsten Dirksen on March 10, 2011 Cultivated as a grain for 8,000 years, Amaranth is known in India rajeera- the King’s grain- and by the ancient …
1 hour commute cuts your social life by 10% by Kirsten Dirksen on March 1, 2011 When asked to name the worst part of our day by happiness researchers, we consistently name commuting as at least …
WorldHaus: a stackable, solar-powered kit home under $1,000 by Kirsten Dirksen on February 21, 2011 WorldHaus is a kit home that can be put together by a family in less than a week. And that …
Land of tiny home people: Northern CA’s Small House Movement by Kirsten Dirksen on February 18, 2011 There’s an area of about 60 square miles north of San Francisco where housing prices average about a half million …
Happiness research ranks commutes lowest: my car-free option by Kirsten Dirksen on February 16, 2011 When asked to name the worst part of our day by happiness researchers, we consistently name commuting as at least …
WorldHaus: a kit home for under $1,000, solar panel included by Kirsten Dirksen on February 10, 2011 More than a billion people worldwide live in substandard housing conditions, without access to things like clean water, sanitation and …
Liveaboard life: self-sufficient with solar, sails, VHF radio by Kirsten Dirksen on February 9, 2011 When Teresa Carey is sailing she knows just where all her energy comes from and where it’s going. “My solar …
