Couple’s off-grid living on Nordic island II: preparing for winter at 63° N by Kirsten Dirksen on September 21, 2025 At 63° North, life on a small Finnish island brings long winters, frozen lakes, and a rhythm deeply tied to …
Couple builds fulfilling life & homestead on abandoned Nordic island by Kirsten Dirksen on September 14, 2025 At 63° North — where the midnight sun lingers and winters test endurance at 35 below — a young couple …
Dream Domestead uses water & geothermal for all-season paradise in Spain by Kirsten Dirksen on August 3, 2025 This off-grid homestead includes two handcrafted natural homes, a geodesic dome greenhouse built from local stone, a hand-dug stream, two …
Building budget homestead little by little in worthless, remote (is)land by Kirsten Dirksen on June 16, 2025 Thirty years ago, Vici stood on the rocky hillsides of Serifos and imagined a home made of stone — like …
He excavated earth-sheltered home of dry stone into rugged seacliff by Kirsten Dirksen on May 25, 2025 Dug into the mountainside and built with the very earth excavated to make space for it, Xerolithi House is a …
Couple’s alleyway home feels like oasis farm in the middle of DC by Kirsten Dirksen on March 31, 2025 Tucked away in a Capitol Hill alley, Jack Becker and Maddie Hoagland-Hanson’s Brown House is a lush oasis in the …
Couple builds own home & farm paradise with little money + inspiring work by Kirsten Dirksen on March 23, 2025 In rural Denmark, Tycho Holcomb and Karoline Nolsø Aaen have crafted a life of independence, resilience, and deep connection to …
She built underground cabin in remote Arctic for $200 as cozy Stealth Home by Kirsten Dirksen on December 29, 2024 Franciska Eliassen built an underground earth home inspired by traditional Norwegian sod huts to live simply and sustainably from what …
Scandinavian ecovillage rethinks homeownership: no mortgages, no waste by Kirsten Dirksen on December 22, 2024 Twenty-two years ago, a group of friends bought a very affordable cornfield in rural Denmark and set out to build …
Young couple self-builds hempcrete home with innovative compost toilet by Kirsten Dirksen on March 3, 2024 When Nil and Olivia found an affordable plot in picturesque Garrotxa, Catalonia, they quickly bought it and began to build …
