Urban self-reliance: homestead in Oakland’s small rented lot by Kirsten Dirksen on April 13, 2015 Sheila Cassani began farming her rental home while a college student. She started with a small vegetable patch, but it …
Off-grid self-reliance & survivalism in Australia’s outback by Kirsten Dirksen on October 7, 2013 When he was a teen, Link Knight saw his uncle go bankrupt and vowed to stay out of debt. Years …
Self-reliance in LA: backyard farm + radical home economics by Kirsten Dirksen on May 20, 2013 Erik Knutzen and Kelly Coyne have been farming their yard in Los Angeles for over a decade. In addition to …