Way off the Grid Alpine Ranches, Arizona · By Ashley Rood and Rose Houk The name “Earthship” might raise the question whether the alternative home design this word refers to is something of this world or perhaps the next adventure into space. In fact, these homes are quite earthbound and represent a self-sustaining, self-determined masterpiece […]
Bob Kauer’s Shared Harvest Community Garden
Growing More than Vegetables Durango, Colorado · By Charles E. Jones and Rose Houk When Bob Kauer purchased thirty-six acres of an historic farm east of Durango, Colorado, in 2001, he wanted to live a dream. He would have Gaited Morgan horses frolicking in pastures (which he got), and he would raise a bountiful organic […]
Lilian Hill’s Sustainable Housing for Indigenous People Project
Moving Forward in Dignity Kykotsmovi, Arizona · By Rose Houk and Roberto Nutlouis Three mesas in northeast Arizona have been home to the Hopi people for at least a thousand years. The grassy high desert may at first sight appear unlivable, but the land flourishes with life. Traditionally pueblo-dwelling farmers, the Hopi depend upon the […]
Whipstone Farm
Farming To Sustain Community Paulden, Arizona · By Tim Swinehart Having cleaned chimneys for much of his life, Cory Rade decided about ten years ago to mix things up a bit and try farming. He was unfazed by the fact that he and his family had very little farming experience. Today, as he talks about […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- Next Page »