The house that Joel and Barb Mielke built for their retirement is located in rural Preston, MN. Large windows open to a view of acres of prairie. It has wood and stone detailing. When they designed their dream home, they wanted it to break even on electricity and after installing solar panels to create energy … Read more
A Harvard program to retrofit a campus building and create a living laboratory for energy-efficient architecture officially aims to develop techniques and technologies to make the built world more sustainable. The renovated building was designed by the school’s Center for Green Building and Cities with strict performance targets in mind: nearly zero energy for heating … Read more
This Costa Rica Food Forest Tour is with Eric Rivkin, the founder of La Joya Del Sol & the Viva Law Raw Project & the author of ‘To Live For’. Not only is he preparing nutrient dense, healing foods for his guests & participants, but he is also extremely knowledgeable when it comes to growing … Read more
Using the sun to heat your house has got to be the most economical and ecologically benign way to keep comfortable when the temperatures drop. There are a number of common strategies for doing this. My favorite method is passive solar design, where there are no “active” fans or pumps to contend with. Most passive … Read more
Brett and Beth together with their son Sequoia have established a beautiful lifestyle in their yurt and on their land, where they grow food, live (almost) off the grid and are working on regenerating the land through permaculture. The couple also have the benefit of working from home as educators in permaculture and homesteading though … Read more
This inspiring off-grid homesteading family lives in a renovated stone earthship. They grow their own food, collect rainwater, use solar power, have composting toilets, and they have a pond that filters their grey water. On top of living an eco friendly lifestyle, they dedicate their work to important projects like urban gardening and promoting industrial … Read more