Mark and Chera rescued and renovated an old cabin and transformed it into an epic off-grid home for their family of 5. There’s no road to get there, so they had to figure out how to do absolutely everything by boat and barge: transporting building materials, equipment, belongings, workers, as well as commuting to and … Read more
Here is one couple’s experience with an earthbag root cellar in Alaska: www.youtube.com
The New York Times recently published a fine article about Lloyd Kahn, the builder and publisher of numerous books related to natural building through his Shelter Publications. I have been aware of Lloyd’s work since he published an article I wrote about building and living my original school bus back the early 1970’s. That was … Read more
Richard Johnson has photographed more than 100 root cellars in Newfoundland and he has built his latest exhibit around them. “It’s a continuation of my interest for small, hand-built structures,” said Johnson, who has also photographed garbage bins, ice-fishing huts and chip wagons. “I’ve been 10 years photographing the architecture of ice fishing across Canada. Root … Read more
Emma lives in the wild woods of Wales, where she is close to nature , with no running water, electricity, or internet. For Emma, this way of life is all about building a closer relationship to nature while also creating a lifestyle where she is free of the pressures of the modern world. Her simple … Read more
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.