68 & starting fresh: building DIY 2-cabin dream homestead from scratch by Kirsten Dirksen on September 1, 2025 At 68, Jeannette Belliveau sold her Baltimore home and moved to rural Idaho to build her dream homestead from the …
35 years underground: Dan Price’s living free on tranquil river meadow by Kirsten Dirksen on August 17, 2025 For 35 years, Dan Price has lived underground in a tiny “hobbit hole” tucked into a quiet Oregon mountain meadow. …
Thrifty couple grows all their food in their food-forest backyard by Kirsten Dirksen on June 30, 2025 When Kenta learned that 90% of Hawai‘i’s food—and nearly all of its carbohydrates—are imported, he began to rethink how he …
Family-style ecovillage is co-housing at heart of huge food-forest 🥗 by Kirsten Dirksen on May 19, 2025 In the lush rainforest of Hawai’i’s Big Island, a small group of people has created a way of life that’s …
Tetris founder’s family village is collapse-proof, remote offgrid-topia by Kirsten Dirksen on May 11, 2025 High in the hills of Hawaii’s Big Island, Henk Rogers—best known for bringing Tetris to the world—is taking on a …
He escaped Iron Curtain on a flying go-kart. Now lives in 1-person Ghost Town by Kirsten Dirksen on April 27, 2025 Ivo Zdarsky lives alone in Lucin, Utah—a ghost town so remote it barely registers on most maps. His home is …
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 …
$15K remote homestead: bridging inexpensive kit homes in Scandinavian Arctic by Kirsten Dirksen on February 10, 2025 In Norway’s remote far north, where the wind can rattle walls and the winter light is fleeting, Kjetil Ingvar Berge …
