Inspirace & kreativní nápady

The rocket mass heater is an ingenious beast that consumes all manner of awkward bits of wood converting them efficiently to heat that winds its way through a cob bench that can keep you warm until the next day. This beauty is a deluxe model by Jaanus Viese of Juured (meaning 'Roots') in Estonia.

Only three generations ago most of us had ancestors living in the countryside and were skilled in woodwork, plants, craft, weaving and so on. Like many people, we wished to reclaim these ways and return to having a direct relationship to the land, do things for ourselves, enjoy a high standard of living and have fun. Committing ourselves to this land and simple living is our way of taking responsibility for our impact on the world as best we can. Every day we learn more about this place and can integrate our needs with the landscape we are in. Time to observe cycles and seasons is giving the opportunity to become neo-indigenous; architects of our own lives and genuine stewards of the land.

There are 2,900 villages and hamlets abandoned in rural Spain that are being sold off for as little as 65,000 Euro (75,000 USD). That's for the entire village…

The Celts built their roundhouses from the natural materials available on the land. This is a roundhouses at Felin Uchaf.