Guide to the Good Life from architect-farmer amid redwoods: 55 years off-grid by Kirsten Dirksen on August 19, 2024 At age 92, after 55 years living off the land, Charles Bello still spends long days growing his own food …
NJ retiree builds off-grid Wood Tower homestead in remote Andes by Kirsten Dirksen on October 8, 2023 Wendy Green had spent most of her life in suburban New Jersey long days as a yoga teacher, so when …
Going barefoot can improve mood & health (like forest bathing) by Nicolás Boullosa on August 23, 2023 When Patti Smith released “Dancing Barefoot” as the second single of her album “Wave,” she was onto something. She dedicated …
Qanats: ancient water management system guaranteed survival by Nicolás Boullosa on April 27, 2023 I’ve been talking a lot with colleagues and relatives in Spain. Most of these conversations include a salute or a …
Miyawaki method: benefits of planting a tiny dense forest near you by Nicolás Boullosa on April 19, 2023 When we visited permaculture professor, botanist, and youtuber Andrew Millison at his suburban house in Corvallis, Oregon, we weren’t expecting …
Lost Valley wasteland revived as clever Restorative Ecovillage by Kirsten Dirksen on January 23, 2023 Nathaniel Nordin-Tuininga grew up in the ‘70s and ‘80s living off the land with his parents on an intentional community …
Our complicated relation with nature: a quest for biophilic homes by Nicolás Boullosa on April 13, 2022 Back in the summer of 2010, concerned about how drought and water scarcity were developing in California, we headed from …
Practicing forest-bathing: fewer maladies, more well-being? by Kirsten Dirksen on May 29, 2016 A belief that nature is good for you may sound like common sense, but in Japan, researchers have taken the …
Peripatéticos de hoy: beneficios de caminar en mente y salud by Nicolás Boullosa on September 30, 2014 Cuando el cóctel de información, vida ajetreada, trabajo y tareas que quedan en el tintero apremian en lo cotidiano, muchas …
Minimal tree tents, sky chairs, tree boats: learning by doing by Kirsten Dirksen on April 21, 2014 Jodie helps run the Vertical Horizons treehouse resort and believes in getting into the canopy of the trees any chance …
