Ernst Gotsch spent years planting a giant 500 hectare (1,200 acre food forest) in Brazil to perfect his techniques. In this video, you can see the results of farmer’s who have trained with Gotsch and are now applying his methods. The results speak for themselves: truly outstanding, world class. In 18 months you can turn unproductive invasive grassland into a lush food forest. The rows of vegetables in between the tree rows pays for the cost and labor of planting the fruit and timber trees, which means the system pays for itself almost immediately.
Roswag Seiler and Pakistani Locals Hand-build a School from Cob, Bamboo and Mud
The Tipu Sultan Merkez School in Punjab, Pakistan has a new sustainable building that was designed by German architects Roswag Seiler and built by locals. Using locally sourced and low-impact materials, the shelter was fashioned from cob, bamboo and mud. Cob is widely used in Pakistan, and is a material made from clay, sand, water and straw. The concoction can easily be mixed by bulls, and once set, works as a natural insulator that keeps humidity at bay and interiors cool.
Watch The SHED Tiny House Being Built Before Your Eyes
Robert and Samantha decided they want to build a tiny house. So…they got to work. And fortunately for us, they had their camera ready to go throughout the process. Sit back and enjoy while we watch this young married couple whose “combined construction experience is relatively minuscule” take their tiny house ambitions into their own hands. Thanks Robert and Samantha!
Debt Free Family of 5 – build 1000 sq ft Home NO Mortgage
Meet the Latigo family – Rachel, Jared and their three kids. They sold more than half the stuff they owned, as well as their house, and converted a metal building into a much smaller home on Rachel’s parents land. Building the house themselves made it possible to design it specifically to their needs.
Caraboat – A Trailerable Tiny Houseboat
The CaraBoat, which as the name suggests is both a caravan (RV) and a boat. It is the culmination of more than four years of development. Although the concept is not new, we believe that this is as good as it gets. A stylish, sleek, aerodynamic caravan that is as easy to tow and is no higher than a normal off road caravan, but then, when in boat mode you have a safe, high performance liveable boat.
Mobile Army Field Kitchen
I saw this portable army field kitchen online and realized it would work great for many situations, especially off-gridders who do a lot of canning, baking and cooking. Not sure of the cost, but most Army surplus items are pretty cheap so it’s likely you could find a used one reasonably priced. There are different sizes and styles available that you can search for online.