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Category Archives: Sustainable Living
Dugout Dick’s Idaho Caves
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 Dick, a local prospector, discovered that the caves were much more comfortable to live in … Continue reading
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Tagged cave dwelling, caves, Idaho, Tiny House Talk, underground
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SingPeace! Pilgrimage for Peace and Global Harmony
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 other artisans. Habersetzer built his first tiny home over 25 years ago and describes them … Continue reading
Tiny House Strawbale Workshop
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 well know authors of books like The Straw Bale House, Built By Hand, and Small … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Athena Steen, Bill Steen, Canelo, Canelo Project, earthern, strawbale
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We’re stronger together
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 celebrating. So I thought I’d share something that I’ve noticed emerging from the wider community that … Continue reading
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Tagged california, community, earth day, hut, Laptop and a Rifle, Ryo Chijiiwa, Second Amendment, we're stronger together
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Minimalist Kitchens & Cooking – Part 2
Stone Soup – Minimalist Home Cooking has published the second part of their minimalist kitchen series. Their first article included what NOT to include in a minimalist kitchen; this second article focuses on the essentials of a minimalist kitchen. While … Continue reading
Minimalist Kitchens & Cooking – Part 1
Tiny houses require thinking differently about food preparation. At first this might seem like a design challenge but it really begins with what you eat and how you cook. Recently I found a wonderful blog called Stone Soup – Minimalist … Continue reading
Tiny in Tokyo
These tiny hotel capsules were originally created about 20 years ago to provide an inexpensive lodging option for those who might have missed the last train home. They measure about are about 6.5-feet deep, 5-feet wide but zero standing room. … Continue reading
Rick’s Tiny House in the Woods
I stumbled quite by accident on Rick Harrison’s blog tonight. Rick has created a quite little place to live in a forest in Wisconsin. He built his tiny house out of a 1950′s travel trailer that measures about 7′ by … Continue reading
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Tagged forest, Rick Harrison, The Realm of the Eighty, trailer, wisconsin, woods
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The Bear Ridge Cottage
I’ve been following the Bear Ridge Project for quite some time. It’s the journal of BigBear, a man who’s been working to find his own path to freedom by leaving a consumer based existence behind for and off-grid sustainable lifestyle. … Continue reading
