Tag Archives: ecovillage

Black Rock City Inspiration

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Michael Janzen

At this very moment 50,000 people have setup housekeeping in a temporary city in the Nevada desert. If you don’t know much about the Burning Man Project you might find it surprising that this temporary city (Black Rock City) has an … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Design | Tagged Black Rock City, Burning Man Project, city plan, city-state, ecovillage, Rod Garrett | 16 Comments

Can you imagine a Tiny House Community next to the Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage?

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Michael Janzen

There is an 80-acre parcel for sale virtually next door to the Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, which is located in the north east corner of Missouri. Rural Missouri is one of those places that is very open to alternative & sustainable … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Design | Tagged cob house, dancing rabbit, ecovillage, land for sale, Tiny House Community, ziggy | 6 Comments

How to fix a Rocket Stove

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Brian (a.k.a Ziggy) recently reported on his blog that his rocket stove is not working. This is a handmade masonry heater he built by hand from cob, firebrick, and steel. It’s a very clever design that has the flu flowing … Continue reading →

Posted in How To | Tagged brian, dancing rabbit, ecovillage, kiln, masonry heater, rocket stove, stove, ziggy | 8 Comments

Dignity Village – A Success Story

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Michael Janzen

One of my regular readers, Malcolm, reminded me tonight about a tiny house village in Oregon that was established by a group of homeless folks through successful acts of civil disobedience. The city of Portland now accepts the existence of … Continue reading →

Posted in Humanitarian | Tagged community, Dignity Village, eco-village, ecovillage, homeless, village | 7 Comments

Earthbag Eco-village in Uganda

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Michael Janzen

While I make my living as a web designer my education and training is as a potter… which has given me a particularly close bond to… well… dirt. Construction techniques like adobe, rammed earth, cob, and earthbag are really beginning … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Design | Tagged community, earthbag, eco-village, ecovillage, japan, japanese, uganda, village | 1 Comment

A Cob House You Can Build

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Ziggy’s cob house at the Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage is complete. He’s also posted a lot of detailed information about the construction process, cost, and sweat-equity required to build such a house on his Building a cob house blog. The house … Continue reading →

Posted in How To | Tagged adobe, cob, cob house, dancing rabbit, dancing rabbit ecovillage, dirt, earthen, ecovillage, reciprocal roof, rocket stove, sust, sustainable architecture, ziggy | Leave a comment

Earthbag Building Work Exchange Opporutunity

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Here’s a great opportunity to learn to build an earthbag tiny house at the Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage. In trade for hands-on experience building with earthbags you’ll be asked to hang out for a month, work about 30 hours a week, … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged dancing rabbit, earthbag, earthbag tiny house, ecovillage, tiny house, work exchange | 3 Comments

A Closer Look at Tiny Cob House Construction

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Cob is earth, sand, and straw. It’s similar to building with adobe but instead of making blocks to stack-up like with an adobe house, cob houses are built-up while the mud is wet. The material is essentially the same, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged adobe, cob, cob house, dancing rabbit, earthen floor, ecovillage, reciprocal roof, rocket stove, tiny house | 3 Comments

Cob Building Work Exchange Opportunity for Spring 2009

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Michael Janzen

This is Brian, a.k.a. Ziggy. He currently lives at the Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage in northeastern Missouri. He also writes for Green Optins and recently published an article on my passion for pallets. Thanks Ziggy! This spring he’ll be finishing up … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged brian liloia, cob, cob house, dancing rabbit, dancing rabbit ecovillage, ecovillage, tiny house, ziggy | Leave a comment

Gaviotas – A Utopian Ecovillage in Colombia

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Michael Janzen

A reader, Rebecca, suggested this book after reading my second post on Arial Homes. Gaviotas is an eco-village that has been thriving in the most extreme conditions since 1971 in the midst of some of the most intense  hostililty in … Continue reading →

Posted in Sustainable Living | Tagged colombia, eco-village, ecovillage, Gaviotas, utopia | 5 Comments