Self sustaining home

Self Sustaining Homes: Explore the concept, evolution, and future prospects of eco-friendly, independent living & how to build your own!

With America's aging, "empty nester" population, increasing environmental concerns and smaller household sizes, you might think the U.S. would want to build smaller houses. We haven't. Here are five reasons houses are still getting bigger.

The inner-Sydney terrace incorporates green technologies and some small-scale food production

The only book you need to make your garden self sufficient and cost effective

12:13 pm - 48 degrees - light rain and fog... You stroll out in to the garden, picking ripe fruits and vegetables, knowing that come February you’ll still be enjoying their freshness. For those of us attracted to the romantic aspects of self-sufficient life, this is an appealing scenario and one that we’re seriously looking into. After searching the internet and Pinterest – this is what I found out... {photo source: pinterest.com} Root cellars, the ancient technology that enables the…

This home uses one of the world's biggest waste problems as it's basic building material. Can you guess what that is? The result is an incredibly strong,

Self-sustaining homes are built to have less of an impact on the environment. They should be able to generate their own power, have their own water supply, recycle waste, provide their own food and ideally be constructed from recycled material. You can have one too by making improvements to your house. We show you how.

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We’re sharing the best ways to start apartment homesteading so you can become more self-sufficient in nearly any city or state. Because maybe you feel stuck in an urban zone and wish you lived closer