Library card, second language, long walk: a curriculum for the AI era by Nicolás Boullosa on April 23, 2026 Are the kids best prepared for the AI era (which is happening, whether we like it or not), the ones …
Tall couple’s budget compact home: 1 space, infinite (movable) configurations by Kirsten Dirksen on April 19, 2026 In Scott and Susan Burbank’s tiny house, almost everything moves — even the kitchen, just not the kitchen sink. Cabinets …
5 years building private village out of free dirt for family of 6 by Kirsten Dirksen on April 12, 2026 After 5 years of traveling full-time in a tiny home, this family of 6 realized they couldn’t go back to …
Veterans buy dirt-cheap land to build off-grid coliving homestead by Kirsten Dirksen on April 5, 2026 On 4 acres of inexpensive desert land in Arizona, Kenny Quinn—a veteran turned earth builder—helped create a radically affordable cohousing …
It all started with 28 homes. A walkable food-forest made it a village oasis by Kirsten Dirksen on March 29, 2026 In Tucson’s western foothills, 28 households have spent 28 years building something that most neighborhoods have lost — a place …
Rebuilding abandoned giant Earthship into 3-story, off-grid home ecosystem by Kirsten Dirksen on March 22, 2026 What does it take to rebuild an abandoned giant off-grid Earthship into a fully working 3-story home? About 45 minutes …
30 years fine-tuning micro-homestead oasis: nothing missing, little extra by Nicolás Boullosa on March 15, 2026 For nearly 30 years, David and Pearl Omick have been fine-tuning a tiny, portable home in the Sonoran Desert—an 8×16-foot …
Nordic homestead near Russian border: couple’s no-bank, no-phone life by Kirsten Dirksen on March 8, 2026 “I’ve only worked for pay for 3 weeks in my entire life. I’m 60.” Yet Lasse Nordlund has never stopped …
He lived on the street. Now turns raw dryland into frugal homestead by Kirsten Dirksen on March 1, 2026 After being laid off with just $6,000 in savings — and having experienced homelessness — John started over. He left …
4-generation family builds container fourplex atop giant missile silo by Kirsten Dirksen on February 22, 2026 After purchasing a Titan II Missile Silo Complex in Arizona—decommissioned in 1983 and buried under concrete and dirt for more …
