Farm Hand’s Companion is an online companion to self-sufficient farms and homesteads. It’s sort of like an old time Mother Earth News with loads of low cost, low tech, alternative/natural building, homesteading and simple living ideas.
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Tiny Texas Houses: How to Build Salvaged Wood Floors
“In this video Brad Kittel, owner of Tiny Texas Houses, explains how he builds the floors for his tiny houses. Feel free to comment! We love feedback!”
Biomimicry: The Lily Impeller
From time to time we post stories about appropriate technology that changes people’s lives. The Lily Impeller is an amazing example of biomimicry that shows the power of working with nature. Biomimicry related research is leading to an array of appropriate technologies and now hundreds of products like the Lily Impeller are entering the market.
Rocket Stove Barrel Canner
Dan R. Braucht of Licker-Tee-Split wood stoves sent me his latest rocket stove idea. Wood gas is combusted around the sides of the canner to evenly heat the canner. This wood fired barrel canner has a large cooking pot. This barrel canner seems large enough for homestead families and possibly even a small home business making gourmet jams, jellies, pickles, etc.
NYC’s micro-modular building rises in 1 month
“Single people now make up a third of New York City’s households and with the average rent for a studio at $2,600, the city responded in 2012 by announcing a competition to design units smaller than the minimum size of 400 square feet. Mimi Hoang and Eric Bunge of nArchitects won with their ‘My Micro NY’ proposal (now called Carmel Place).
Young family win their three-year planning battle to live in the ‘Hobbit house’ in Pembrokeshire
“A family has today won a three-year battle to save their real-life ‘hobbit house’ from the bulldozers after it was built without planning permission for £12,000.