Email from a reader: “Within city limits there’s some zoning but in the country there’s nothing except getting well and septic approved. Plus, we’re 35 minutes to downtown Iowa City (birthplace of the Tiny Home movement) and 30 minutes to Grinnell, Iowa, home of Grinnell college. We feel like we hit the jackpot as far as building sites.
Young couple transforms old Loire cave into unique home/rental
“Alexis Lamoureux was looking for affordable housing for himself and his girlfriend Lotte van Riel when he rediscovered his great aunt’s old troglodyte home for sale by the local government in Amboise, France.
13 Years Living Off the Land – Man Shares Challenges & Lessons Learned
“Peter from TreeEater Farm & Nursery in BC sat down to share the challenges and lessons learned from his experience earning a living off the land for 13 years, along with his partner Magdalene.
DEBT FREE Mountain Living!
“I love this family and feel inspired every time I get to see them! Here is the short story of their life in a little yurt and now in a little timber framed log cabin on their little homestead in Idaho!”
Box Truck Converted into Sustainable Mobile Greenhouse
“Justin and a friend built a mobile greenhouse. Justin travels the country and teaches at risk youth about sustainable farming techniques.”
Rancho Mastatal
“Rancho Mastatal is an education center, working permaculture farm, lodge and community rooted in environmental sustainability, meaningful, place-based livelihoods, and caring relationships.