So-called “green homes” are very often a total fraud, warns the Health Ranger, because they’re filled with toxic chemicals that saturate the air.
Tiny Houses for Retirement
Here’s another advantage to tiny house living: due to the low cost of tiny houses you can pay off the home fairly quickly and be mortgage free in your retirement years. I found two interesting videos on this topic so I’ve combined them into one blog post.
Incredible Tiny House Cafe Is A True Work Of Art
“Beautiful to behold, this spectacular tiny house cafe is a remarkable specimen of skilled labour and artistic vision.
Two-Story Thin-wall Earthbag Construction in India
Sacred Earth Trust (SET) is an NGO based in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India working on sustainable development in Sacred sites, headed by Lillian Sum. The main focus has been on developing environmental education through practical eco solutions.
Storybook Cottage by The Sea
“This small fantasy cottage by the ocean is one that you have to see to believe. Located directly on the shoreline of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, this fairytale tiny home is built from natural materials using old-fashioned techniques to deliver a home which looks as though it has fallen from the pages of a storybook.
Hugelmounds – Incredibly productive… after a little while!
“Late August 2015 we cleared a small area in the front yard of forsythia and lawn and set it in motion as permanent raised beds. Two growing seasons later and it’s pretty wonderful to see how well it all broke down. Wood chips and chopped up branches and some clay soil and we have the ingredients to make some luscious beds that grow a significant amount of annual crops, perennial crops and nursery work.”