Gimme Shelter (And I’d Like it to Look Like…a House, Please)
There are several options available to the new landowner-slash-rural-inhabitant, some appealing, some…
Natural Building Colloquium of Kerrville, TX: Getting Down and Dirty with Mother Nature
If you are thinking and have been reading about Alternative and Natural…
The Actively Passive Home — New Construction Using Old Rules
“Wait. You forgot to draw in the HVAC closet”, said the young…
I’m From the Universe and I’m Here to Help
My family and I attended an unschooling conference recently. We were pumped,…
So, THIS is Why I Don’t Watch Television: Scavenging the Urban Jungle for Food
***Editor's note: this article was written pre-COVID-19 lockdowns. So, I’m not at…
Barn Cats: Thugs of the Homestead
Working when they feel like it, sleeping the day away, partying all…
Using a Midwife: The Ultimate Do-It-Yourself Project
***Warning: this article contains some explicit references to childbirth. If you are…
Cutting the Utilical Cord 3: Septic – When the Going Gets Tough, Where Will the Tough Be Going?
Read Cutting the Utilical Cord 2: Water – Evicting the Sewer Gators No…
Cutting the Utilical Cord 2: Water – Evicting the Sewer Gators
Read Cutting the Utilical Cord Part 1: Turning the Tables on Reddy…
Cutting the Utilical Cord, Part 1: Electric – Turning the Tables on Reddy Kilowatt
We've scrimped. We've saved. We've searched far and wide. At long last,…
