March 28, 2006 • 30m
The family move into the house, and with the help of friends - beer guzzling students and local businesses, they plant crops, re-t...Read more
April 4, 2006 • 30m
A greenhouse is erected with a unique heatsink designed by Dick and made from recycled bottle glass to keep it warm, and the famil...Read more
April 11, 2006 • 30m
Dick attaches a generator to the water wheel that powers all the lights in the house and the family enjoys a bumper first harvest.
April 18, 2006 • 30m
A heating distribution system is installed to help spread the warmth from the efficient wood burning stoves to the rest of the hou...Read more
May 2, 2006 • 30m
Winter is closing in, but the heating distribution system is not working as well as intended - the wood burners can't quite keep u...Read more
May 9, 2006 • 30m
Both the heat sink and the water wheel have proven reliable. Dick installs a solar hot-water panel to complement the wood burners ...Read more
May 16, 2006 • 30m
A second wind turbine is erected, and a composting toilet is installed. Brigit gets into the cosmetics business by making her own ...Read more