Couple goes round, builds cordwood home lit by colorful bottles for $35K by Kirsten Dirksen on September 27, 2026 When Danielle Williams and her partner Hassan Hall moved to Missouri in 2012, they needed shelter before winter hit, and …
He built dirt-cheap homestead in off-grid village. Sharing tips 20 years on by Kirsten Dirksen on August 23, 2026 He built his off-grid straw bale home for just $15,000, including solar panels and batteries, and 20 years later he’s …
Inspired by shantyboat youtuber, they built their budget floating homes by Kirsten Dirksen on July 13, 2026 On a quiet stretch of the Tennessee River, Arthur and Steve have traded conventional life for something simpler: floating homes …
Couldn’t afford a house. Now he builds his own underground Missouri home by Kirsten Dirksen on May 31, 2026 Kyle Yoder couldn’t afford to buy a home, so he’s been building one himself — by hand, with earth, rubble, …
Was told not to build underground. Ravaging tornado proved him right by Kirsten Dirksen on May 25, 2026 When Tim and Monica open the front door of their underground home buried beneath a Missouri hillside, they step into …
Family wanted to start over. They’re building opt-in village for anyone to apply by Kirsten Dirksen on May 10, 2026 Sarah and her family of 5 ditched the city grid for a radically self-sufficient life 45 minutes down a dirt …
Charles Bello and the good in the “California mind”: in memoriam by Nicolás Boullosa on April 16, 2026 Between spectacle and solitude, a different kind of California comes into focus. Come visit landscapes, memories, and a special place …
5 years building private village out of free dirt for family of 6 by Kirsten Dirksen on April 12, 2026 After 5 years of traveling full-time in a tiny home, this family of 6 realized they couldn’t go back to …
It all started with 28 homes. A walkable food-forest made it a village oasis by Kirsten Dirksen on March 29, 2026 In Tucson’s western foothills, 28 households have spent 28 years building something that most neighborhoods have lost — a place …
Rebuilding abandoned giant Earthship into 3-story, off-grid home ecosystem by Kirsten Dirksen on March 22, 2026 What does it take to rebuild an abandoned giant off-grid Earthship into a fully working 3-story home? About 45 minutes …
