Season 1 (2006)

Episode 1
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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

Episode 2
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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

Episode 3
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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.

Episode 4
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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

Episode 5
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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

Episode 6
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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

Episode 7
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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