As the desire for a more self-sufficient and sustainable lifestyle grows, many aspiring homesteaders are turning their attention to smaller plots of land. While a sprawling acreage may seem like the ideal canvas for homesteading dreams, even a modest 2-acre block can be transformed into a thriving, off-grid oasis with careful planning and innovative design.
Gardener and designer Tim Pilgrim has transformed a once flat block of land into a magical garden that blooms and evolves with the seasons.
Image 3 of 28 from gallery of 4 LCC Houses / Gaeta Springall Arquitectos. Photograph by Gaeta Springall Arquitectos
Forget hover cars, when do we get our compostable ones? I love these buried vehicles being reclaimed by nature at CMP Block in Taiwan that seeks to merge “art, aesthetics, and nature”. Reminds me of the Mossy Beetle at Belladrum last year. (via toni wang, and tao) More
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They are holding signs saying ‘Plant-Based Future’ and ‘Rewild our Land’.
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Designer Jens Risom returns to his 1967 prefab off the coast of Rhode Island, readying it for his family's next generation.
Join scientists Jason Dobkowski and Collin Ward on the shores of Wolverine Lake, near the remote foothills of the Brooks Range, North Slope Alaska. They’re studying a permafrost thaw slump. Ground that collapsed is now depositing a carbon and nutrient influx into the Arctic ecosystem.
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Here’s a really great family home which would suit a regular block of land (by looking at it you’d need around 20m frontage though). I like the space and layout with the living through the middle. Kids up the back and parents at the front. YES! Here are some other things…
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Students learn about landslides, discovering that there are different types of landslides that occur at different speeds — from very slow to very quick. All landslides are the result of gravity, friction and the materials involved. Both natural and human-made factors contribute to landslides. The interactions and different severity of these variables are demonstrated in the associated activity where students learn how scientists are studying landslides and current efforts to prevent them.
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The Federal Government's plan for a plebiscite on whether to legalise same-sex marriage has been defeated, ending chances of a public vote on the issue.
Today, Camp White Pine is the rebirth of that first attempt and has developed into the most extensive tree-sit on the East Coast.
Here's a non-fancy 4 bedroom home with study nook and triple car garage which would fit on a reasonably narrow block of land.
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Located in a deep valley, Tbilisi is a city of contrasts built along the riverbank of the Kura, and it is situated in the Republic of Georgia.
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In the mid-2000s, historian Anna Pegler-Gordon said that visual media often seems more accessible to her students than the written record. They claimed images make the past seem more accessible, giving concrete shape to a world that sometimes seems intangible. Not to mention the immediacy of the image, which often conveys information more quickly than a primary document written in an unfamiliar, or even a foreign, language. But according to Pegler-Gordon, this immediacy also works well in discussion sections, where the shared experience of viewing a picture can provide a focus for lively group discussion.
Consciousness exists in everything, but manifests itself in different ways. With the reality that all matter is energy vibrating at different frequencies, it is reasonable to say that all matter has consciousness in its unique way, since all matter comes from the same source and is comprised at its basics level of the same building blocks. The scientific field of neurobiology has been effective in demonstrating consciousness in plants. Plant consciousness is evidenced by the process of bio-communication in plant cells, which means that plants are sentient life forms that feel, know, and are conscious. By Guest Writer Paul Lenda
Hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing war and economic migrants escaping poverty have been arriving in Europe, on rickety boats across the Mediterranean and over land across the Balkan peninsula. Here are the latest images from around Europe.
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Death, debt, urban sprawl: there are many reasons why England has lost so many of its Downton Abbeys. A third of Britain’s historic estates have been demolished.
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As the homesteading movement continues to gain momentum, many aspiring homesteaders find themselves drawn to the allure of a manageable yet substantial plot of land. With 4 acres at your disposal, you have the perfect canvas to create a self-sufficient oasis that seamlessly blends functionality, sustainability, and beauty. Envisioning Your Homesteading Dream Before delving into
