“This inspiring Canadian couple have constructed a truly beautiful, eco tiny house on wheels to escape high rent prices and get into their own home.
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Couple Facing Arrest for Living Off-Grid on Their Own Property
“A Huntsville man joined the military to fight for our rights, but now he says his own rights are being threatened. A veteran and his girlfriend said their home was deemed ‘unsafe’ by city officials because they choose to live by self-sufficient means.
Solid Earth Adobe Buildings
“Verena Maeder is owner of SOLID EARTH LTD since 2002 and is an earth building artisan with 19 years experience in the construction of earth buildings in Switzerland, Germany and New Zealand. Verena has trained in Architecture and Building Biology and Ecology in Switzerland, where she has done a lot of research on earth building … Read more
Is Green Architecture Missing a Footing?
Why Building Geometry Matters by Allen Dusault “In 1853 a rather eccentric gentleman named Orson Fowler published a book entitled, “The Gravel Wall and Octagon Mode of Building”. The book was a best seller of its day and it spurred a short-lived nationwide fad of building houses (and some barns) in an octagon shape, a … Read more
How We Built Our House – Part Two: The Grass Roof
“It’s been ten years since we designed and built our house, so it seems appropriate to start an occasional series about it all. Building your own house has to be one of the most exhilarating and exciting things anyone can do in their lives. (It’s also expensive, exhausting and stressful too, but we wont go there for now…)
Updated Homestead Kitchen Tour
This Family Heritage Living cabin tour shows off their lovely antiques and unique rustic homestead cabin. It seems perfectly designed for homestead cooking and canning.