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 …
Veterans buy dirt-cheap land to build off-grid coliving homestead by Kirsten Dirksen on April 5, 2026 On 4 acres of inexpensive desert land in Arizona, Kenny Quinn—a veteran turned earth builder—helped create a radically affordable cohousing …
Rebuilding abandoned giant Earthship into 3-story, off-grid home ecosystem by Kirsten Dirksen on March 22, 2026 What does it take to rebuild an abandoned giant off-grid Earthship into a fully working 3-story home? About 45 minutes …
Homesteading from the Homestead Act to YouTube. A real American Dream? by Nicolás Boullosa on February 19, 2026 The tools changed from axe and almanac to solar and smartphones, but the old wager remains: live deliberately, outside the …
Quitting 9-to-5 to build genius off-grid homestead, permitted & loan-free by Kirsten Dirksen on January 11, 2026 Five years ago, Mathieu Munsch walked away from the “normal” script— rent, bills, loans, a 40-hour workweek (35 in France)— …
Hidden caves, stone hut & food forest: stealth homestead walkthrough by Kirsten Dirksen on November 23, 2025 After years of looking for a piece of simple land—a place we could learn from rather than develop—we finally came …
20 years building underground maze of natural-light tunnel homes by Kirsten Dirksen on November 9, 2025 Twenty years ago, Zach and Allison Anderson began digging into a hillside on their property in Grass Valley, California, to …
Couple’s traditional underground home hides in magical Nordic forest by Kirsten Dirksen on October 26, 2025 In an enchanted forest in Småland, Sweden, Marianna and Anders Agetorp live on a fairytale-like homestead surrounded by moss, boulders, …
He created prefab kit to self-build underground homes on a budget by Kirsten Dirksen on October 5, 2025 Dave has spent the past decade refining ways to build affordable underground homes. We last visited him to see his …
