A no-VOC earth plaster for a breathable, bioclimatic home by Kirsten Dirksen on November 29, 2010 Modern homes are often built so air-tight to provide good insulation that they don’t allow for fresh air to enter. …
Small homes: a boat, a dream shack & twins in a tiny house by Kirsten Dirksen on November 26, 2010 The godfather of small houses built his tiny shack in the 19th century (see video Thoreau’s simple life at Walden), but it …
Fermented pet: care and feeding of sourdough starter by Kirsten Dirksen on November 24, 2010 Homemade sourdough bread can be a vocation for life. Once you have caught some wild yeast and created a sourdough …
Slow sourdough: catch wild yeast for a better loaf of bread by Kirsten Dirksen on November 23, 2010 In the long history of bread-making, commercial yeast is a relatively new invention (evidence of breadmaking was found in Egyptian …
Locavores and a European model (a faircompanies dinner) by Kirsten Dirksen on November 22, 2010 When New York Times food producer Emily Weinstein joined us for dinner here at faircompanies, one of her first comments …
How to organize a tiny home: Felice Cohen’s tidying up tips by Kirsten Dirksen on November 15, 2010 Felice Cohen lives in a 90-square-foot Manhattan studio, but she doesn’t see it as a sacrifice. What keeps it cozy …
Arduino: turning non-nerds into robot-makers by Kirsten Dirksen on November 11, 2010 The Arduino– an affordable, open source microcontroller board- has been touted as connecting the real world to your computer. To get …
Wall nature: a vertical planter with watering system by Kirsten Dirksen on November 10, 2010 If you live in the city and you’re trying to grow your own __ herbs/vegetables/flowers, you may be limited by …
A Mediterranean kitchen: indoor garden with drip system by Kirsten Dirksen on November 9, 2010 To add to the trend to grow vegetables on balconies, windowsills and fire escapes, one Spanish interior designer has created …
A modular, marine-inspired, 12 Volt powered tiny space by Kirsten Dirksen on November 8, 2010 Miquel Parera has a background designing boats so when he moved on-land to build a tiny living space, he drew …
