"One person's castle is another person's cave? Or if not a cave dwelling in France or an underground troglodyte dwelling in Washington State's Cascade Mountains, a castle could be a cork-wrapped compostable home in an abandoned urban lot in Washington D.C.; a roundhouse with hempcrete walls in California's Gold Country; a 10-by-8-foot shanty boat made of reclaimed materials from a Santa Cruz backyard; or an abandoned housebarn restored in Italy's Orco Valley."
"These are among dozens of unusual homes profiled in Life-Changing Homes: Eco-Friendly Designs That Promote Well-Being (bit.ly/48W2TdL), a book co-authored by Kirsten Dirksen and Nicolas Boullosa. Together, the couple now based in Berkeley launched Faircompanies Productions Inc., a 100% self-funded company devoted to investigating and sharing stories about minimalist living, unconventional homes and their owners/builders, backyard gardens and livestock, alternative transport and related life philosophies."
Kirsten Dirksen and Nicolas Boullosa profile dozens of unusual, eco-friendly dwellings ranging from cave and troglodyte homes to cork-wrapped compostable houses, roundhouses with hempcrete, reclaimed-material shanty boats, and restored housebarns. The couple founded Faircompanies Productions Inc., a 100% self-funded media company focused on minimalist living, unconventional homes, backyard gardens and livestock, alternative transport, and related life philosophies. Their YouTube channel reached 2.08 million subscribers with 1,200 videos by 2025. The family lived a largely nomadic life across the United States and Europe before purchasing and renovating a 1908 South Berkeley cottage, applying innovative, ongoing sustainable renovations.
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