“This week we take a tour of the tiny earth houses of Solscape. These beautiful natural buildings are each less than 10 square meters (108 sq.ft.), and sit overlooking the ocean, amongst the beautiful hills of Raglan, New Zealand.
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Sweat Equity – Building a House at Half Cost
A 48-page easy to read ebook that describes the many advantages of building your own home without the help of contractors. It explains how we’ve become financially crippled by easy credit and how the inflation of home prices has caused the housing crisis.
Off the Grid – Inside the Movement
“I traveled around America meeting these extraordinary people and writing about their lives. Above all I wanted to find out WHY they live off the grid. This film includes interviews with some of the characters (including author Carolyn Chute) from my book – OFF THE GRID – INSIDE THE MOVEMENT FOR MORE SPACE, LESS GOVERNMENT, AND TRUE INDEPENDENCE IN MODERN AMERICA (Penguin, August 2010).”
Natural Building in Nicaragua
“This is an overview of the natural building work I am doing in rural Nicaragua, primarily with women and young people. This article shares the conditions, existing infrastructures and materials available, and some of the successes. Nothing has proven to be a failure, though the path has taken some turns! I will follow up with a series of articles deepening the exploration of each of these points.
The House That Started a Movement
Episode 1 of 4 – The strange tale of how I came to be living off the grid, and why everyone should try it at some time in their lives – possibly right now.
Tiny Homes: Mortgage-Free and NO Utility Bills – Off The Grid, Self Sufficient Living!
“A tiny house is a great way to be mortgage free and stop paying utility bills every month. The tiny house movement is also a great way to become self sufficient and live off the grid. tiny home living!”