Building a Better Bucket Toilet
The bucket compost toilet in our cabin has seen several revisions since we first installed it four years ago including […]
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An outdoor shower: Transforming my life
It [an outdoor shower] changed my life. Brian Pontolilo, The Fine Homebuilding Podcast, Episode 5 One of my more unorthodox […]
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Raising Quail in the Garden
Before building the cabin I raised Coturnix quail. I experimented with a variety of enclosures with the goal of giving […]
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We’re starting a series of workshops in November to take on small homestead projects. We’ll start off with making Adirondack […]
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Off-grid Living during a Texas Heat Wave
My Google news feed is determined to feed me a constant supply of stories regarding Texas’ unprecedented drought and heat […]
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“Living” Roof Install
We installed the living roof on the cottage over the course of several days that were spread over many months. […]
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Berming the Earth Berm Cottage (Part 3)
The cottage can officially be called the Earth Berm Cottage now. Check out our latest video here: And here some […]
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Berming the Earth Berm Cottage (Part 2)
During a build I’ll inevitably get hung up on some detail that bogs me down. I just can’t wrap my […]
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Berming the Earth Berm Cottage (Part 1)
The cottage has finally transitioned to being the earth berm cottage. Quite a bit when into the berm so I’ll […]
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Another go at an Earthen Floor
We decided to put an earthen floor in the cottage because we wanted to minimize the amount of concrete used […]
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