Lost Valley wasteland revived as clever Restorative Ecovillage by Kirsten Dirksen on January 23, 2023 Nathaniel Nordin-Tuininga grew up in the ‘70s and ‘80s living off the land with his parents on an intentional community …
30 years self-reliant: family $10K/year homestead & dugout by Kirsten Dirksen on January 10, 2022 In 1978 Cheri and Evan Howard signed “The Shakertown Pledge,” a commitment to living at or below the federal poverty …
How hermits clamped their dwellings on to Meteora boulders by Kirsten Dirksen on April 5, 2021 Archeologists argue that Meteora has been considered a holy place by hermits since the Paleolithic, or several millennia before Christians …
Live-work under loft bed in 13m2 Paris micro-studio by Kirsten Dirksen on March 21, 2021 When Jay Swanson moved into his 140-square-foot apartment, a former maids’ quarters (“chambre de bonne”) in central Paris, he had …
5 years as frugal snowbird: author living abroad on $500/month by Kirsten Dirksen on February 6, 2021 Self-described minimalist Peter Lawrence has always valued his time over money. He lived simply for decades and was able to …
Microhome bordering the desert as refuge for writing by Kirsten Dirksen on November 21, 2020 In Far West Texas, at the edge of the Chihuahuan Desert, the little town of Marfa has served as an …