“Kelly Hart has remodeled just about every structure known to man. Here he shows how he has made his new home more energy efficient, built on a greenhouse, and redirects rainwater to take care of his landscape plants.”
General
Healthy Home Book
Elimination of toxic building materials is one of the biggest advantages of natural homes built with natural materials. People living in modern homes built with industrial materials often develop ‘sick house syndrome’ that includes a long list of ailments such as dizziness, irritability and allergies. After working in construction most of my adult life this toxic garbage can give me an almost instant headache. It builds up in your body over time.
Large Aerated Concrete Blocks
In general, we do not encourage using lots of cement because of its adverse environmental impact. However, there are times when it might make sense in certain situations. In the tropics, for instance, it’s common to use block construction for bathrooms and kitchens to protect against water damage and fire.
How the Panya Project makes easy probiotics LACTO
Lacto is also called Rejuvelac or probiotic water. You can make this literally for pennies. These probiotics have 1,001 applications from ingesting to treating fungal feet, pets, household cleaning, cleaning tools, and washing veggies and fruit. It’s a common product among homesteaders. Perhaps the main use is to repopulate healthy gut bacteria.
Natural Building: An Intro to Ecological Construction
“Shelter is at the core of human development, and our ability to survive. The variety and adaptability of our structures have determined where humans can live, and how we continue to evolve.
Small Kitchen Cooking Video Series
This is an overview of the general goals and what to expect in a new Tiny House Cooking series of videos. Ariel has quite a few interesting videos that show every aspect of living in a small house including storage, using a small wood stove, living in a cold climate, etc. In this case her kitchen is only 50 sq. ft. but as you’ll see it is very well designed and efficient.