People didn’t always have refrigerators to keep their food from spoiling. A lot of the time, people had to rely on the finite resources that the land was able to provide. Forcing people to get creative about how they store their food. Their imagination has brought convenience and survivability to a whole new level. However,...
Imagine if you could turn any water into drinking water, right in your own home. With this DIY solar still, your wish can actually come true. Keep reading to find out how you can make your own backyard solar still. How To Make Your Own Solar Still The sun is a powerful resource that humans...
Providing sustenance for people in need is an ongoing debate, with no clear solution on the horizon. So one man decided to make a difference on his own. John Fallon turned a traffic island into a garden and farms thousands of pounds of produce. He then delivers it to homeless shelters in Massachusetts. Turning a Traffic Island into...
Have you ever dreamed of owning your own off-grid, self-sustaining, decedent home? A place far away from society that has everything you need in order to be happy? Designing an off-grid farmhouse that’s able to sustain itself indefinitely is no easy task. However, the hard workers at Dwell have accomplished what might be considered a...
Hidden somewhere in the forest in the Pacific Northwest is this small, mysterious cabin. The stump cabin is the tiny forest home of your dreams. (1) The Stump Cabin Though we don’t know much about the stump cabin, we do know that it is nestled next to a river in a forest in the Pacific...
Imagine if you could heat your home and cook a meal completely for free, no electricity or gas costs required. With this window box solar heater, both of those dreams can become reality. Window Box Solar Heater and Oven This window box solar heater is essentially like a mini-greenhouse that you attach to your window....
Stained glass has been used for thousands of years to beautify buildings and as a form of story-telling art. (1) This woman has built herself a stained glass cabin where she can relax, work, and feel inspired. The Backyard Stained Glass Cabin Neile Cooper is an artist who creates stained glass art and jewelry. She...
There is no doubt that people will have to abide to the same precautions they’ve been practicing since March going into December. It’s going to be difficult this year as people are obligated to stay inside. People are desperately searching for answers this winter. However, there is a company that is making it easier to...
When it comes to making the transition to renewable energy, there is one concern on everyone’s minds: the cost. If renewables are more expensive than oil or gas, using them for large-scale power generation is not feasible. A recent report, however, has found that solar power cost is lower than every other form of energy...
There are so many different ways to make your home more eco-friendly, however this is one you may not have thought of: Composting toilets. Not only can they help you save on your water bill, but they save liters upon liters of clean, drinkable water from literally being flushed down the drain. Composting Toilets Are...
The planet is in desperate need of ideas as our world continues to give us unpredictable weather each and every year. Researchers have been consistently testing and theorizing methods that would work best to save our world. As a result, scientists have recently created an ultra white paint that is designed to help combat the...
There are many out there with the dream of building their own functional pool or maybe even a hot tub in their backyard. However, for a family like the Thornton’s, a regular-sized DIY pool was never going to cut it. You have to go big or go home. Born and raised in Covington, Tennessee, Micky...
