I came across this unique concept that the designers claim will “restore our climate to pre-industrial conditions.” This is a lofty goal that is certainly worthy of attention. It is based on a building they call the EnviroPlex™, that is “a multi-purpose, modular, high-tech installation combining organic food production and pollution-free energy generation with direct-air … Read more
I have just finished another piece of wood sculpture (see this post, or this one, or this one for some of my other works). This one is titled The Tipping Point and shows our Earth home precariously balanced on the tip of one finger. It is a metaphor for how the future of our species … Read more
Nearly a decade ago, Gaytri Bhatia gave up a well-paying job as an environmental analyst with the United States Environmental Protection Agency in Boston and moved back to India to take over her family’s ten acre farm and orchard. She has been transforming it from primarily mango production to a much more diverse food forest. … Read more
Delta Bay, a 12-acre RV park and tiny-house resort, on the banks of the San Joaquin River about 40 minutes outside Stockton, California is a legal tiny home community. Homes on wheels started rolling in just four years ago. The community has a biannual Tiny House event where tiny-house owners open their doors and allow … Read more
Sustainable Life School‘s mission is to empower themselves and others with natural building and sustainable living techniques. Morgan and Mary Jane Caraway have been homesteading off-grid since 2009, when they built their first earthbag home. They held their initial public workshops in 2011, while building a sun room addition on to their earthbag roundhouse. In … Read more
Earth-sheltered homes are built into the land on at least three sides, keeping energy use to a minimum. An engulfed home allows for more stable temperatures throughout the home as well as less exposure to the elements. Underground America Day was created by “the father of modern earth-sheltered architecture,” Malcolm Wells, in 1974. He died … Read more