Handmade Houses: A Century of Earth-Friendly House Design

Handmade Houses: A Century of Earth-Friendly House Design
Handmade Houses: A Century of Earth-Friendly House Design

From the Jacket:
“The first comprehensive consideration of the residential design of the back-to-the-land movement, “Handmade Houses: A Century of Earth-Friendly Home Design” exposes the roots of “green” architecture as it travels across North America and to the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, France, and Australia. From deep in the redwood forests of Big Sur, California, to the craggy, pink-sand beaches of Sardinia, Italy, this book visits houses in which cost-cutting DIY improvisation, eco-consciousness, art, and craft harmoniously converge.

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Mother Earth News Magazine Articles: Oldies But Goodies

This hand-built home of recycled goods cost just a little over $200 in 1975.
This hand-built home of recycled goods cost just a little over $200 in 1975.

As a young carpenter, Mother Earth News magazine was very influential in my life and those of my friends. Almost no one I knew back then could afford to build a home with standard building materials from building supply centers. That would have cost a fortune. However, what we lacked in financial resources we made up for in youthful enthusiasm and building skills.

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