How entire village runs fully off-grid on small hydropower & solar by Kirsten Dirksen on January 12, 2025 Thirty years ago, a group of permaculture experts purchased 329 acres of degraded land in Western North Carolina with a …
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 …
Northern Scandinavia’s forgotten lifestyle: family of 14 in remote cabin by Kirsten Dirksen on November 18, 2024 In the far north, where life revolves around the sea, Birger’s father grew up in a world without cars, where …
Off-grid container home uses pulleys to lower/raise bed & deck by Kirsten Dirksen on July 19, 2021 Vojtěch Valda’s shipping container house runs on wind, solar, and pulleys. He and his carpenter brother converted the 20-foot (6 …
Snowboarder’s 1950s fire truck as a cozy place to call Home by Kirsten Dirksen on May 13, 2018 Since he was a teen Austin Smith has been paid to chase the snow around the world, but after a …
Real Goods homestead eco-pioneer shares experience/lifestyle by Kirsten Dirksen on March 28, 2016 In 1971, a 22-year-old John Schaeffer, inspired by Stewart Brand and the Whole Earth Catalog, moved onto a 300-acre commune …
