Homestead Paradise: got barren land, boosted it at a profit by Kirsten Dirksen on March 27, 2021 In the early 90s, Mark and Jen Shepard bought a degraded corn farm in Viola, Wisconsin, and began to slowly …
How will we live? urban prepping & rural resilience’s momentum by Kirsten Dirksen on April 18, 2020 “Historically, pandemics have forced humans to break with the past and imagine their world anew. This one is no different. …
How we live now: tips from offgridders, tinyhousers, homesteaders by Kirsten Dirksen on April 9, 2020 Resilience: “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.” For some, preparing for the unexpected has been a way of …
The world from our window: seclusion as introspection opportunity? by Kirsten Dirksen on April 5, 2020 A virus, smaller than a micron, has made it clear that we are now a world without borders. Confined to …
Modern home in Mexican plateau revives ancient water harvest by Kirsten Dirksen on February 10, 2019 In the slope of Tepozteco Mountain in an area called Meztitla (Náhuatl for “place near the moon”), Casa Meztitla is in …
Dryland-harvesting home gathers sun, rain, food, & more by Kirsten Dirksen on August 7, 2016 When Brad Lancaster and his brother bought their home in downtown Tucson, the streetscape was a dusty place, devoid of …
Permaculture: a home that supplies water by Kirsten Dirksen on June 2, 2009 Permaculture is about working with nature toward more individual self-sufficiency, whether it’s food, energy or water. Rainwater harvesting involves capturing …
