Couple buys whole ghost village, tells others to join & fix their own ruin by Kirsten Dirksen on February 1, 2026 On a freezing winter day in northern Spain, we arrived in Bárcena de Bureba, a ghost village in the remote, …
Military couple turns forsaken mountain ruin into off-grid family oasis by Kirsten Dirksen on January 18, 2026 After leaving Navy careers behind—Maartje (18 years) and Clemens (22 years)—this couple packed their lives into 8 suitcases, sold or …
Couple raises family in self-sufficient homestead… inside a greenhouse by Kirsten Dirksen on November 30, 2025 Sylvia, who works for the Swedish military, and Johan, an IT professional, built a family home fully enclosed in a …
Veteran’s underground home in Maine Homestead is affordable little marvel by Kirsten Dirksen on February 16, 2025 Jim’s idea of happiness includes a 1-mile zipline that descends an entire hill and crosses a lake to get from …
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 …
