Micro-homesteading in WA with 10K microhome in friends’ yard by Kirsten Dirksen on October 12, 2013 Dee Williams used to live in a 2,000-square-foot, 3-bedroom home. Then she traveled to Guatelama (to help build a schoolhouse) …
Off-grid self-reliance & survivalism in Australia’s outback by Kirsten Dirksen on October 7, 2013 When he was a teen, Link Knight saw his uncle go bankrupt and vowed to stay out of debt. Years …
Minimal UK compact home uses glass, plywood, steel, concrete by Kirsten Dirksen on March 25, 2013 On an abandoned lot in South London, architect Carl Turner and his minimalist wife Mary Martin created a new type …
Teen tiny house builder Austin Hay finishes dorm on wheels by Kirsten Dirksen on October 13, 2012 We first visited Austin Hay after he had just finished his sophomore year (see 16 year old builds tiny home …
Fully-customized, modular solar house is CNC cut prefab by Kirsten Dirksen on August 19, 2012 Solar House 2.0, erected this year on Barcelona’s waterfront, uses time-tested passive solar techniques (like south-facing windows to let in …
Off-grid float cabin: retirement tiny home in BC wilderness by Kirsten Dirksen on July 2, 2012 Margy and Wayne Lutz were camping in Coastal British Columbia when they discovered their dream home: the float cabins of …
C++ programming pioneer hacks off-grid, DIY, smart home by Kirsten Dirksen on April 2, 2012 When Loren Amelang bought land outside of Philo, California in 1973, it was a place to “live like hippies on …
Richard Heinberg: why end of growth means more happiness by Kirsten Dirksen on September 25, 2011 “I think a majority of economists would agree that we’re at a fundamental turning point in terms of our financial …
Living off-grid: how to build solar lights by johnhorning on April 24, 2010 Solar-powered lights are becoming increasingly popular. They can be seen on streets, like the one at right, or along walkways, …
How one winery creates fertility organically by Kirsten Dirksen on June 18, 2009 “A lot of the early farmers, as a lot of the farmers still do today, viewed nature as something to …
