Family wanted to start over. They’re building opt-in village for anyone to apply by Kirsten Dirksen on May 10, 2026 Sarah and her family of 5 ditched the city grid for a radically self-sufficient life 45 minutes down a dirt …
A special relation: how wolves became dogs & what humans got from them by Nicolás Boullosa on May 7, 2026 Long before agriculture, some wolves began moving closer to humans. Thousands of years later, dogs remain our most intimate companions. …
Leaves rat race, digs himself remote earthen home with underground rotunda by Kirsten Dirksen on May 3, 2026 Sammy left his office job in Ohio to teach himself a completely different way of building. He moved to rural …
The art of stewardship: from a meadow in Oxford to dehesas & ancient olive groves by Nicolás Boullosa on April 30, 2026 On the “dissonance of circadian rhythms,” the unique vision of a color-blind painter who sees beyond color, and why beauty …
Couple builds homestead of 12 earthen domes linked like private village by Kirsten Dirksen on April 26, 2026 Nicolette and Ian built 12 earthen domes in 12 months in the middle of the Chihuahuan desert — no construction …
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 Big small home: how 1 space gets infinite 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 …
Charles Bello and the good in the “California mind”: in memoriam by Nicolás Boullosa on April 16, 2026 Between spectacle and solitude, a different kind of California comes into focus. Come visit landscapes, memories, and a special place …
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 …
Rocinante’s descendants: why it’s not enough that everything functions by Nicolás Boullosa on April 9, 2026 What we lose when we stop naming the things we use and let systems optimize everything for us. On someone’s …
