Green Acres Organic Durian Eco-Retreat

Recycled wood buildings at Green Acres Organic Durian Eco-Retreat in Penang, Malaysia
Recycled wood buildings at Green Acres Organic Durian Eco-Retreat in Penang, Malaysia

“Last summer, my friend Ryan and I visited Green Acres, an eco-retreat center built on an organic durian farm. I’ve visited more than my share of pretty awesome durian farms, but right away I knew this solar-powered, off-the-grid farm was in another league of coolness.

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Building a Work of Art

Assemblage house: Randy Polumbo's rock and glass house was built from cement, stones and reclaimed materials.
Assemblage house: Randy Polumbo’s rock and glass house was built from cement, stones and reclaimed materials.

JOSHUA TREE — “Some of the most grandiose and uncanny pieces of desert art aren’t hanging in local homes. They are the homes. Using stones, concrete and an assemblage of recycled and found objects, Randy Polumbo created the rock and glass house — or as some call it, the “trash house” — in Joshua Tree. The home is representative of the area’s signature art movement, using glass bottles, scrap metal, reclaimed windows, used military ammunition cases and anything else Polumbo could weld or meld into the structure.

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