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 …
Teen tiny house builder Austin Hay finishes dorm on wheels by Kirsten Dirksen on October 13, 2012 We first visited Austin Hay after he had just finished his sophomore year (see 16 year old builds tiny home …
Off-grid float cabin: retirement tiny home in BC wilderness by Kirsten Dirksen on July 2, 2012 Margy and Wayne Lutz were camping in Coastal British Columbia when they discovered their dream home: the float cabins of …
Urban composting toilet: poo from loo to garden in 1 year by Kirsten Dirksen on December 2, 2010 Flush toilets allow us to avoid confronting just how archaic our sewage systems are. Ninety percent of the world’s sewage …
Dish soap as pesticide (with a little help from good bugs) by Kirsten Dirksen on July 1, 2010 If you’re going to grow your own organic produce, you need to arm yourself with other tools to fight the …
Hacking your own simple laundry greywater system by respach on March 16, 2010 In Southern California, we are dealing with water restrictions due to years of continuous drought and water shortages. Here is …
Tips from a Greywater Guerrilla: the bathroom by Kirsten Dirksen on July 14, 2009 While there’s a growing trend to re-use our home’s water (except for what we send down the toilet), there are …
Greywater 101: replumbing your kitchen sink by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 If you’ve decided to replumb your home to reuse your household greywater (everything but the toilet water), the first thing …
A greywater system kitchen with marmoleum floors by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 To create a sustainable kitchen, consider flooring with marmoleum and putting in a greywater system. Linoleum which hit the market …
How-to: rainwater collection system on my RV trailer by BioDieselHauling on March 22, 2009 I was inspired partly by a book lent to me by the first person I ever went out on a …
