Building Your 1-Acre Homestead (or not)

On a trip to the bookstore some years back I stumbled across a well-known magazine that completely caught my eye. My wife and I were living on my parents land in rural, middle Georgia and we were gardening, raising chickens, cooking in an Earth oven, taking solar heated showers, etc. … Read more

How to Grow Organic Tomatoes: Top 10 Tips

Spring has arrived, and so has tomato fever! Check out these hot tips for growing the BEST wolf peaches in your neighborhood. 10. Plant your tomatoes with their friends (and away from their relatives) Tomatoes are member of the nightshade family, which includes peppers, eggplants, spuds, tobacco and petunias. Close … Read more

How Much Does a Tiny House Cost?

Want to live in a tiny house, but you aren’t sure how much it’s going to cost? The Tiny House Blog is here to help! Small homes, just like their larger cousins, vary widely in price. The materials you’re using, the systems you want to have, and doing it yourself … Read more

Five Tiny House Resolutions for 2016

This year I intend to lose 25 pounds and keep 15 of them off. I am going to TXT message people less. I am going to commit to sending out 5 handwritten letters a month. In 2016 I am going to…..yeah, I’m not sure why I do this to myself … Read more