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Couple Builds Off-Grid Ecovillage with Friends & Leftovers

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Emma and Edo were once a hotel stage show dance team, until they quit to live out their dream of rescuing animals (Emma) and farming (Edo) on the island of Tenerife. They bought cheap land and began to transform the rocky, dusty soil into a lush homestead. In the beginning, it was just the two … Read more

3 Moons Earthbag Community is For Sale

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The founder  of 3 Moons Earthbag Community in Nevada, Jeanne Rucquoi, is now 92 years old and ready to hand it over to the next generation. The key is to find someone who believes in the dream. The 3 Moons project is a magical place an hour from Las Vegas in the desert.  It includes … Read more

Kailash Ecovillage in Portland, Oregon

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In 2007, Ole and Maitri Ersson bought the rundown Cabana apartment complex in Portland, Oregon and immediately began to de-pave parking spaces to make room for what today is a huge permaculture co-housing space and urban food forest. Today, the Kailash Ecovillage has 55 residents who all help farm. The community is well-prepared for systems … Read more

Embracing Circularity Through Reclaimed Building Materials

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Kelley Lowe is a passionate environmentalist. Her interest in creating a sustainable future for material culture drew her to the work of Re:Purpose Savannah, where she is helping to build a regional market for reclaimed lumber. Learn more about why she is an ardent supporter of deconstruction and recycled building materials, and why this practice … Read more

The Norwegian Folk Museum

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For thousands of years survival in Norway’s countryside, where farms were miles from each other, meant complete self-sufficiency. Farmsteads were like small villages with several families living together and building their homes from logs and turf. At Oslo’s Norwegian Folk Museum, entire farmsteads have been transplanted log-by-log by master carpenters who use traditional joinery techniques … Read more