CountryPlans.com site – might be some good stuff here

Came across this link in a post on a forum I visited. http://countryplans.com/

They also have a forum with nearly 9K members. That could be a useful resource all on its own.

The site description says: “Here you will find expandable and modifiable home plans for those who want to build their own small home, […]

Self-watering rain gutter gardens

This is being billed as a way to have gardens that do not require constant attention to watering. One of the videos mentions that this is something a lot of people who have vacation properties like to do – they drive out on the weekends to stay and harvest, but during the week their gardens […]

$2k 14×14 cabin with loft

The entire BoM for this is supposedly just $2k and includes sleeping loft, windows, solar power. Uses mostly finished lumber, except for the deck. (video below the break)

Looks pretty solid. Need to mute the earbleedingly horrible “music” in the video prior to watching though. 😉

M – Found the Simple Solar Homesteading Ebook that […]

EZ Log kit sheds and cabins – thinking about one of these for a glass studio here

This is something I’ve looked into as a possible way to put in a small glass art studio here on our property. The price is fairly reasonable, it can be brought in to set up in areas where a fully assembled shed or cabin might not fit. And it can be put on a foundation, […]

The Humanure Handbook

The definitive authority on making composting toilets and running a very easy composting process that results in amazing garden compost over a 2-year cycle, and eliminates the need for sewers or septic tanks on the property.

A full version of the handbook is available online in PDF format if you want to check it out.

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LandBook: The small landowner’s guide to buying, improving, maintaining and selling rural land

LandBook: The small landowner’s guide to buying, improving, maintaining and selling rural land

OK, I have a few books inbound now, and need to stop and digest, but this one looked like it was right up our alley as we try to determine how to buy a parcel of land. Everyone raves about it, and […]

Cordwood Building: The State of the Art

Cordwood Building: The State of the Art

This is a book I checked out on a whim from the library, and I just bought a physical copy, even though I’m only halfway through it so far. Basically, it deals with a method of building that I find very compelling and interesting: using cordwood laid end-out […]

The DIY Library

The “DIY Library” category will be used to hold books that one of us has a physical copy of. This should make it easy for someone to quickly check the list and find a book they’d like to borrow.