“Derek “Deek” Diedricksen tours the self-built Tumbleweed tiny house (on wheels) of Olympia, Washington’s Brittany Yunker. This 19′ home features THREE heating systems, a light-filled loft, a great/simple little bathroom, and is nestled on a gorgeous piece of land adjacent to a cove. Brittany gives us a full tour of this little house in real time- a house that IS available to rent by the night.
Underground Earthbag Building — Framing the Floor
“With the roof on the Musart studio, we can safely work inside the building without the rain ruining our work. The gals patch up the bag rips in the basement while the guys start working on the floor frame!”
School Teacher Builds Tiny House Using 80% Salvage
“Derek “Deek” Diedricksen, on his west coast book tour for “Microshelters”, stayed in a different tiny house on every single night of his speaking tour and filmed EACH and EVERY house he stayed in. This, the “Alberta Modern Tiny House” was built by a school teacher for $17,000 in the Portland, Oregon area on weekends and summers, and used (he estimates) 80% recycled building materials. This tiny house has a full kitchen, bathroom, loft, and a spacious and naturally lit mini-living room.”
Designing Your Perennial Farm – Restoration Agriculture with Mark Shepard
“Mark Shepard, manager of New Forest Farms and author of the book Restoration Agriculture, will offer a critique of annual crop-based staple food production, while laying the ecological framework and reasons for designing a perennial staple food crops farm.
A Small Octagonal House for Hurricanes and Tornadoes
“This octagon house was built as a ‘granny cabin’ with tornadoes in mind. After Hurricane Katrina tore down his house Paul built himself a dome and his mom an octagon. This is what he has to say about it!”
Few or No Building Codes in Rockcastle County, Kentucky
“Just wanted to chime in that we (Joana, Michael & Loren) are building in Rockcastle County, Kentucky and there are no building codes or regulations. We asked at the courthouse where the building regulations department was when we were thinking about buying the piece of property we are currently building on….they said with a certain measure of pride “Do you see a codes and regulations department in this courthouse? The people don’t want it!”