Hazelmead is the UK’s largest cohousing neighborhood, comprising 53 affordable eco-homes for sale and for rent. Usually cohousing communities involve self-contained homes with communal facilities and residents who typically share similar values – in this case a strong environmental ethos. Designed to be energy efficient, climate resilient and nature friendly, the homes meet the Association … Read more
When the 119-year-old Toomey’s Flour Mill in Newcastle, Wyoming was torn down to build a gas station, Wyoming Senate President Ogden Driskill bought the remains to save it. A stonemason has spent the last decade rebuilding the sandstone structure on Driskill’s ranch in the shadow of Devils Tower. The Newcastle Milling Co. and Electric Light … Read more
My friend, Aircrete Harry’s wife, has created a wonderful video featuring my Tree of Life sculpted tiny home, and put it up on youtube. He added many elements that add to the beauty and wonder of it. You can watch this video at www.youtube.com
Verena Maeder is an earth building artisan with 32 years experience constructing earth buildings. She first fell in love with natural building as a teenager, but because of the lack of formal training opportunities in this field she decided to pursue an education in architecture as well as building biology and ecology. In 2002 she … Read more
Li and Michelle Tane spent seven years living off-grid in their “happy place” – the Canterbury high country of New Zealand. First they lived in a tent, then in a mud hut, and then two timber huts. Now, with two daughters, Thea and Juniper, they are finally building a house on their land. They are … Read more
Young communards in the backwoods of Vermont and high plains of Taos knew that surviving in frigid climes meant something better than teepees and log huts. With well-worn Whole Earth catalogues as guides, they began figuring it out. Back then “Save the Trees” was a mantra uniting the movement. Northern New Mexico’s earthen homes were … Read more