2nd act, fresh start: couple builds 4-generation mud-&-clay family village by Kirsten Dirksen on September 24, 2026 Athena Steen learned to build with earth as a kid on her mother’s pueblo in New Mexico, where if someone …
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 …
4 generations, 4 homes, 1 lot: Vancouver family builds own private neighborhood by Kirsten Dirksen on January 5, 2025 To help their kids afford housing in the Vancouver area, John and Kathleen Higgins demolished their family home of three …
