It’s time for another tropical forest garden update after a little over four years since the garden was started. A year ago it looked great as you can see in this video: Our Forest Garden is Finished! Things have changed dramatically this last year for the better.
Homemade Camper Trailer
“Jon’s homemade trailer ready for a three week cross country trip.” Besides camping, this trailer could be lived in while you build your sustainable home, scout for property, etc.
The Accessory Dwelling Unit for Sustainable Urban Living
“Accessory dwelling units (ADU) are small homes that can be built in the backyards of larger homes, in cities where they’ve been approved. They’re also sometimes known as carriage, coach, or laneway houses.
Mother Earth News Homestead Fairs
Mother Earth News magazine has been conducting sustainable living / homesteading fairs since 2010. A Mother Earth News fair just finished this weekend in Oregon. The next ones will be in Pennsylvania and Kansas. Check their website below for details.
Earthbag Earthship Videos and Workshop
“I’ve started doing youtube updates on our earthbag earthship on our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxL6Ldw2ehVAnvv2mH75htQ. Also, we’re going to be having another workshop on building high-quality, low-cost structures (including earthbag buildings) on September 23rd and 24th at Bottom Leaf Intentional Community, details at http://sustainablelifeschool.com. Thanks, Morgan.
Earthbag/Scoria Bag Building Online Workshop
I woke up the other day with a new idea for online training to help people build their own small sustainable homes. If five or more couples/households sign up for this training program then I could guide them through the building process for a reasonable fee over the Internet using email and Skype.