Family’s Magical COB HOUSE Made With Earth, Sand & Straw

Here’s a great video from TinyHouseGiantJourney about a beautiful alternative home in Montana, USA; made from cob – a natural, inexpensive, traditional building material, in combination with straw bales. We learn that this home is not this family’s first rodeo – they previously built a small (350sq ft) cob house …

Build A Cob House And Live Debt-Free!

Build A Cob House And Live Debt-Free! Photo – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbM2In5Hfx4 Here is a great video by w8mk about Cob Houses.The builders of these cob houses on the west coast of Canada have created some wonderful living spaces! The natural materials used give a warm, organic feel to the rooms and …

Building A Roundhouse With Woodhenge And Cobwood

Building A Roundhouse With Woodhenge And Cobwood. Photo – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KByX6XLTLy8 Here you’ll find a three minute time-lapse video by ToneWrench of the whole process of building a small roundhouse. Tony Wrench, writer of a book called ‘Building a Low Impact Roundhouse’, built this one over ten years ago with a …

Wild Teas For Survival – Medicinal & Nutritional

Here’s an interesting video from the always-entertaining AlfieAesthetics giving us a rundown of 13 common fruits and herbs and how they can be made into teas that are nutritious and medicinal. Sarcasm is his second language and he does it well. 1. Rosehip Tea. Rosehips are high in vitamin C …

I Quit The City To Build My Hobbit House

Here we see a documentary from the truly channel featuring a man who abandoned his ‘normal life’ in London to pursue a dream: Building his own home in the countryside. The primary motivation was a common one – the realization that working for 2/3 of his life just to own …

Building A Medieval House: 10 Day Bushcraft Shelter Build

In this inspiring and calming video from TA Outdoors, we see a medieval-style bushcraft house built using hand held tools, drawing inspiration from an anglo saxon “pit house”. The traditional “pit house” was partly submerged and this technique kept temperatures more constant throughout the year. It also meant less building …

Top 10 Genius Alternative Housing Ideas

Top 10 Genius Alternative Housing Ideas. Photo – Unsplash (PD) There has been a huge surge of interest in alternative housing in recent times. The biggest reason? Financial. The housing, mortgage and employment crises of the latter part of the first decade of the 21st century, have caused many people …

Completely 100 Percent Off-Grid – 9 Essential Foods You Should Produce

Completely 100 Percent Off-Grid – 9 Essential Foods You Should Produce. Photo sources – see foot of article Self-sufficiency is an important aspect of off-grid living. If you live in a property that has enough space for raising animals and growing edible plants, you can create a supply of food. …