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$716/mo – Beautiful 4 br home w/ wrap around porch, woodstove, heavily wooded 1.8 acres

Natural Building Blog Posted on June 5, 2018 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

For sale: Beautiful 4 br country home with full wrap around porch, wood burning stove, 2 full baths all on 1.8 acres of heavily wooded land – ULTRA PRIVATE. The dining room is like a solarium, Hickory wood and tile … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged cheap rural land, inexpensive homestead, inexpensive rural land, rural land, rural living | 2 Replies

Best Places to Live with Minimal Building Codes: Small Communities in Decline

Natural Building Blog Posted on July 5, 2017 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Consider investigating small rural communities with lax building codes for homesteading. Many of these communities are in slow decline and eager for new community members. Keep an eye out for properties for sale and related community information online. Many properties … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged few or no building codes, homesteading, homesteading small communities, low cost land, no building codes, no codes, rural land, small communities | 5 Replies

New Zealand Bug Out Cabin

Natural Building Blog Posted on May 23, 2017 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

I’ve been corresponding with one of our readers in New Zealand about low cost, alternative cabin building ideas with disaster preparedness in mind. We’ve talked about a whole range of ideas such as using straw bales for energy efficiency. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Design | Tagged affordable, arched cabin, bug out cabin, diy cabin, earthquake resistant cabin, natural building, off grid cabin, remote land, rural land, survival cabin | 12 Replies

Things Are Coming to a Crossroads

Natural Building Blog Posted on May 18, 2017 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

We live in a crazy world, that’s for sure. Many serious problems are now simultaneously coming to a head: groundwater depletion, pollution of groundwater with fracking, mining, industrial and agro chemicals, risk of nuclear war, concerns over Fukushima radioactive fallout. … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged areas with few or no codes, homesteading, natural building, off grid homesteading, rural land, self reliance, sustainable community, sustainable living | 3 Replies

Areas With Few or No Codes: Ozark Plateau

Natural Building Blog Posted on May 12, 2017 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

We’ve had a lively discussion for years here on our Natural Building Blog about the best places to live with few or no building codes that make it easy to build a home out of low cost natural materials and … Continue reading →

Posted in Codes | Tagged building codes, few or no building codes, homesteading, minimal building codes, natural building, no building codes, no codes, off grid, rural land, sustainable living | 25 Replies

Best Places to Live: Scenic Byways

Natural Building Blog Posted on May 3, 2017 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

As a young man, I traveled across Nebraska on Highway 20 that parallels the main east-west interstate across the state. It’s very beautiful country. The scenic byway was far more interesting than the interstate which I had traveled many times … Continue reading →

Posted in Codes | Tagged affordable land, building codes, few or no building codes, few or no codes, homesteading, minimal building codes, natural building, off grid, rural land, self sufficiency | Leave a reply

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