This ominous-looking structure could make it way easier to set up your truly private homestead in the middle of nowhere.

In this video, I demonstrate the process of building a timberframe pergola designed to support a wood-fired brick oven. Using rough sawn sassafras lumber, I collaborate with a friend to dimension the ...

Klumpen isn’t an off-grid cabin, but it does provide all the utilities needed to live away from civilization comfortably. The seven-square-meter teepee is an “off-grid utility core” that provides ...

Meet the Napa Valley natives of Forno Piombo who are making backyard pizza making into a fine art with beautifully crafted brick pizza ovens.

We’re attempting the ultimate challenge: building an off-grid cabin in only three days. It starts as a pile of materials, and turns into a real cabin step by step. The pace is intense, the work is ...