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 …
2nd act, fresh start: couple builds 4-generation mud-&-clay family village by Kirsten Dirksen on September 24, 2026 Athena Steen learned to build with earth as a kid on her mother’s pueblo in New Mexico, where if someone …
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 …
Tall couple’s Big small home: how 1 space gets infinite configurations by Kirsten Dirksen on April 19, 2026 In Scott and Susan Burbank’s tiny house, almost everything moves — even the kitchen, just not the kitchen sink. Cabinets …
30 years fine-tuning micro-homestead oasis: nothing missing, little extra by Nicolás Boullosa on March 15, 2026 For nearly 30 years, David and Pearl Omick have been fine-tuning a tiny, portable home in the Sonoran Desert—an 8×16-foot …
Homesteading from the Homestead Act to YouTube. A real American Dream? by Nicolás Boullosa on February 19, 2026 The tools changed from axe and almanac to solar and smartphones, but the old wager remains: live deliberately, outside the …
Quitting 9-to-5 to build genius off-grid homestead, permitted & loan-free by Kirsten Dirksen on January 11, 2026 Five years ago, Mathieu Munsch walked away from the “normal” script— rent, bills, loans, a 40-hour workweek (35 in France)— …
35 years underground: Dan Price’s living free on tranquil river meadow by Kirsten Dirksen on August 17, 2025 For 35 years, Dan Price has lived underground in a tiny “hobbit hole” tucked into a quiet Oregon mountain meadow. …
Expandable home with loop-filtered water is indoor/outdoor game changer by Kirsten Dirksen on July 7, 2025 Experiencing MO.CA gives one the feeling of entering a new type of experiencing mobile living: it’s flexible, indoor/outdoor, and entirely …
