This post was sparked by a comment from Steve, one of my long-time readers. In a nutshell, he suggested that people would be much better …

This is almost totally off topic but 50,000 people read this blog every month so I’m going to take a moment to help raise awareness …

The folks at fair companies have been making a lot of great videos that focus on sustainability and simple living. This video was filmed in North …

This is slightly off-topic but very relevant to designing a complete sustainable homestead, which a house is just one component of the whole system. The …

Alex at Tiny House Talk came across this great video of folks living happily in caves in Idaho. The caves were the initial creation of Dugout …

Pushkara Sally Ashford, a resident of Whidbey Island in Washington, commissioned this handcrafted gypsy vardo which was built by Steve Habersetzer in collaboration with many many …

A tiny house on a trailer could cost less than the permits for a normal house. This recent post on building permits by Karl Ulrich shows …

The Canelo Project is a small non-profit organization dedicated to exploring truly sustainable living systems including housing. The founders, Athena and Bill Steen, are also …

I like to think of Earth Day more like Good-Humans-on-Earth Day because it seems like its our symbiotic relationship with Planet Earth that we’re really …

Stone Soup – Minimalist Home Cooking has published the second part of their minimalist kitchen series. Their first article included what NOT to include in …