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3 Steps for Irrigating Your Garden With Rainwater

rain barrel collecting rainwater for irrigating a garden
Image source: Alison Hancock/Shutterstock Turn off the taps and lower your water bill. It’s easy to use rainwater to irrigate your garden. Here are 3 steps to help you get an effective system set up. Once you’re using rainwater instead of groundwater to irrigate, you won’t need to run up ... Read more

5 Simple Outdoor Kitchen Ideas

  A few simple, creative outdoor kitchen ideas will help you put together a lovely, functional space for food prep close to your home. Cooking outdoors isn’t just for camping trips. Creating an outdoor kitchen gets you outside every day, even during “ordinary” life. You’ll enjoy the beauty of the ... Read more

How to Build Your Own Tiny House in 5 Steps

group of people putting up a wall for a tiny house
We suspect a lot of you are just as excited about tiny houses as we are.  That’s why we’re going to walk you through how to build your own tiny house in 5 basic steps.   Step 1: Dreaming and Designing Your Tiny House Before you pick up a hammer ... Read more

Natural Building Course Guide

What is Natural Building, Anyway? Are “natural buildings” all made of mud, with fanciful designs sculpted into them?  Aren’t most houses made of wood, isn’t that natural?  Can a “natural” building also be comfortable and full of modern conveniences like heating and cooling systems and electric lights? Is natural building easier to ... Read more

Tiny House – Learn, Build, and Enjoy

Planning for your Tiny House Imagine your dream tiny house… we know you have one. Yes, they’re cool. Yes, they are key to a sustainable future, as they are less resource intensive in basically every way when compared to a traditional American home. But best of all, they are actually ... Read more

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