Build your own home!
Doing it yourself is always the most rewarding way to do it! Especially when you can build your own home with a cost of less than $5,000! This cordwood house is a perfect example of how...
What do we know about the Monarch Sanctuaries History?
There is only a very limited amount of Sanctuaries devoted to the arrival of the Monarch Butterflies into Mexico. The highlands offer a chill, fresh environment for the monarchs to hibernate....
DIY Hobbit House
Owning your very own green home has never been easier. Sure, you can design and do it yourself, but that route may not be for everyone. For those wanting to live in a green home that do...
Solar power is easier than you think
Plants cannot grow without rich soil
Water runs downhill, gravity fed water systems are easy
Carrying water is the WORST
Batteries run out
Bears like trash
Firewood is a ton of work
Yurts are better at cold weather than...
Think living in an RV full time is a desperate measure for folks with no other options? Rethink your priorties, mate!
Here's a list of excellent reasons why living in an RV beats living in a house.
1. TRAVEL is the...
In a world of skyrocketing housing costs, a tiny house village for the homeless is a revolutionary idea! The only thing better might be the 9 year old girl who is building tiny houses for individuals to own.
The Lutheran...
Many gardeners and even your typical home owners view the dandelion as something that causes great trouble or suffering, when it actually provides many great benefits. Dandelions improve your soil’s health by helping break up the soil, creating...
An great edition to any homestead or survival retreat is a solar cooker. As simple as they are effective, solar cookers use the sun's energy to heat and cook food placed in the center of the cooker. The cookers...
Today, there are more than 20 different major types of plastics in use worldwide. Recently plastics have been in public eye for being potentially dangerous to human exposure and for toxic components such as BPA and DEHP. The...
Have you ever thought about getting a composting toilet, but heard rumors that left you feeling queasy? Let me clear a few things up!
Composting toilets decompose human excrement by creating the aerobic conditions for bacteria and other macro and...
Revolutionary Toilet Technology
This toilet can process human waste without the need for electricity and water! Not only is it an off the grid solution to human waste, but it actually outputs clean water that can be used in the...
This innovative tiny home, dubbed an Ecocapsule, will enable millions to comfortably live off the grid anywhere in the world, be it the middle of nowhere, a destination beach, or even a rooftop. The Ecocapsule is being designed by...