Built off-grid homestead. Then became Fermented Foods’ go-to expert by Kirsten Dirksen on October 6, 2024 When Sandor Katz moved to rural Tennessee from Manhattan after a health crisis, he had no experience with gardening nor …
Off-grid Hawaii dream: couple builds budget home & thriving food forest by Kirsten Dirksen on November 29, 2023 Matt Holton and Cristina Pineda were living on Maui where the average home price is a million dollars when they …
Oldtimer got wild rocky land, started NorCal off-grid Watertopia by Kirsten Dirksen on April 11, 2022 Dwight Streamfellow was a college junior when he bought a piece of cheap river-front land to start a homestead. He …
Drained water tank becomes curved, earthship-like sunken home by Kirsten Dirksen on April 3, 2022 Miguel Royo wanted to preserve the old well and cistern on his family property by turning it into a home. …
Mountaintop building was banned. Pulled off epic off-grid by Kirsten Dirksen on September 12, 2021 On a California mountaintop with no access to power, David Latimer created a deconstructed home from two wee homes on …
Built a backyard Yome (yurt + dome) to stay in San Francisco by Kirsten Dirksen on September 5, 2021 When Ava Rosen first slept in a yome – a hybrid between a yurt and geodesic dome – she fell …
Small island getaway seeks old Greek simplicity: “meden agan” by Kirsten Dirksen on December 30, 2018 On the boat from Athens to a camping trip on Kea Island, Takis Yalelis began sketching a house that explored …