If you go to blog.feedspot.com you can find links to 100 homesteading blogs with a wide range of interesting titles, such as The Homesteading Hippy, Tenth Acre Farm, Frugal Chicken, The Thrifty Homesteader, etc. It is likely that you can find something right up your alley.
It is mid-afternoon in Nakuru County, Nairobi, a few meters from the shores of Lake Elementaita. On this day, a group of men and women, old and young, are busy working at a construction site. From a distance, nothing looks unusual about the ongoing work. After all, Saturday is a working day for most people. … Read more
Amarnath Duleep, an Indian architect who experiments with green living, has learned how to make mud homes in Tamil Nadu, at an organization which teaches sustainable building techniques. He applies completely natural techniques for his projects, using only local materials. His partner is Mumbai-based Diana Mowdawala, who embellishes his mud buildings with intricate natural artwork. … Read more
This is a fun, ecological retreat house surrounded by trees in the United Kingdom. Much of the material used was recycled or gathered locally. You can find out more about Ravendere Retreats at ravendere.co.uk You can watch the video at www.youtube.com
Cocoa husks, dried orange peel, and ground blue pea flowers are among the ingredients that constitute a new class of building materials that could revolutionize construction. Not only are they biodegradable but some also absorb toxins. They are waste products that are used to make “Orb”, a sustainable building material that is carbon neutral. It … Read more
Lindsey Andersen of Wonder Domes is building an Off Grid Sustainable Earth Bag Artist Community in the desert of Joshua Tree, California. A California native, Lindsey spent 12 years in NYC producing theater & film, acting, writing music, animating and making art. She now lives in a 1975 Winnebago in the high Mojave building free … Read more