Bryce and Misty have spent the last 12 years building a cob home, homesteading, living off the grid, and homeschooling their two daughters. They live without a car, so for transportation, they use taxis and bicycles, and they eventually hope to have a cart that their two horses can pull. For food production, they have a permaculture food forest for fruits and vegetables, chinampa-inspired wetland gardens, a cow and a bull for milk, ducks and chickens for eggs, bees for honey, and they also forage and cultivate feral crops. --- January 27, 2026: just wanted to share a little update on Bryce and Misty's home. The court process around the permits for their home was drawn out for 7 years, and they just received a judgement this past June. Unfortunately, they have to tear down their home, sell their property, and move on. To help with their costs to demolish, sell the land, and buy a new place, they have started a GoFundMe fundraiser here: https://gofund.me/3b6219668 They've also posted a short explaining the situation here if you'd like to learn more: https://youtube.com/shorts/JhSKcf25FPY?si=DbsXb2ZIZRflm8Uy Thank you for watching and for helping some fellow explorers on their journey! --- You can find out more about Bryce and Misty here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPYCD5SzWer5TWta3bssgIA  Blog: https://mistyariens.wixsite.com/ultimathule Email: ontariopermaculture@hotmail.com And SUPPORT BRYCE AND MISTY here: https://gofund.me/c4660286 https://www.patreon.com/Ontariopermaculture These two have put in an impressive amount of work setting up their homestead. The house is built with clay that they collected from the wetland area of their property, their well was dug by hand, and everything from the fences to the staircase was made with wood from within a 20km radius of their home. The cost to build the house was approximately $1,000 CAD. Most of the building materials (the sand, clay, straw, and wood) came from the land, and things like roofing, lumber, and windows they sourced from secondhand and reclaimed sources. Interestingly, they used several different natural building techniques in the home with each new addition. They usually start with a timber frame, and they have used cob, straw bales and wattle and daub, to fill in the spaces between the beams. And they've also explored using green roofs and earth floors. Since moving to the land, they had two lovely daughters that they homeschool using unschooling and life immersion methods. They learn about food production, natural building, nature, math, reading, and more! To earn an income, they do a variety of odd jobs including catering, seasonal farm work, a roadside plant stand, and they also receive the childcare benefit that all families in their province receive. Their primary focus is not how to earn more money but rather how to spend less and have more time. They try to produce as much of what they need on the farm. For electricity, they have solar panels on the roof and a wind turbine (currently non-operational), for water they have a hand-dug well and rainwater collection barrels, for heat they have wood stoves, they have two composting toilets, and a rocket stove to heat water for their bathtub. You can find out more about Bryce and Misty here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPYCD5SzWer5TWta3bssgIA Blog: https://mistyariens.wixsite.com/ultimathule Email: ontariopermaculture@hotmail.com Thanks for watching! Mat & Danielle ------------------------------------------------------------- STAY IN TOUCH! ------------------------------------------------------------- Blog: www.exploringalternatives.ca Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/exploringalternativesblog Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exploringalternatives/ ------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------- We want our channel and our comments section to be an inclusive space where everyone feels welcome to watch and contribute. For this reason, comments that are inappropriate or hateful will be reported and/or deleted. Please discuss and debate with respect, and report inappropriate or hateful comments directly to YouTube. ------------------------------------------------------------- CREDITS ------------------------------------------------------------- Music & Song Credits: All music in this video was composed, performed, and recorded by Mat of Exploring Alternatives. Editing Credits: Mat and Danielle of Exploring Alternatives Filming Credits: Mat of Exploring Alternatives #homestead #offgrid #selfsufficient #greenbuilding

In this weeks episode, we venture to the beautiful sub-tropical Northern Rivers region of New South Wales to visit a spectacular off-the-grid tiny house on wheels, situated amongst stunning syntropic, regenerative, food forest gardens. For anyone who has dreamed of going off-the-grid and escaping to paradise to grow food and live simply, this is a video tour you will want to check out! This amazing tiny house is situated amongst wonderful syntropic gardens. Similar in many ways to permaculture syntropic farming is a form of dynamic regenerative agricultural forestry which uses a systems thinking approach to create an abundant, healthy, natural food forest. Focus is placed on formation of healthy soil biology and establishing microclimates so that food production and agriculture is synchronised with regeneration of the land. Super cool stuff! Equally as impressive as the gardens is the amazing off-the-grid tiny house on wheels. The home is solar powered with abundant rain water collection. A composting toilet helps to reduce the homes water consumption. Beautifully designed, there is abundant outdoor living space so that Anthony and Kirra can enjoy year round indoor / outdoor living. I hope you enjoy the full video tour of this incredible tiny home! To find out more about Anthony and Kirra's tiny house and regenerative agriculture adventures, be sure to follow them on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/little_house_in_the_woods_/ You. can also find out more about Anthony's work in plastic waste reduction via his website: https://www.plasticpollutionsolutions.com.au/ Anthony and Kirra are currently raising funds to build an Educational Centre for Regeneration & Resilience. Check out their campaign here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/preserve-and-create-a-regenerative-haven If you enjoy our videos, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/livingbig Find out more about this tiny house and others on our website: https://www.livingbiginatinyhouse.com/off-the-grid-tiny-house-stunning-syntropic-food-forest-gardens/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livingbiginatinyhouse/ Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/livingbiginatinyhouse/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tinyhousenz Please subscribe for more videos on tiny houses, architecture, DIY, design, and sustainable, off-grid living. Title music in this video by Bryce Langston: http://www.youtube.com/brycelangston Presented and Produced by: Bryce Langston Camera: Rasa Pescud & Bryce Langston Editing: Rasa Pescud & Benjamin Newton 'Living Big in a Tiny House' © 2020 Zyia Pictures Ltd

This tiny house has an incredible story to tell. At only 10m2 (or 108 ft2) this home on wheels has been constructed almost entirely from salvaged materials. Despite it's micro footprint, it's a fully functional home for a family of three. Become a Living Big Patron: https://www.patreon.com/livingbig Located on an incredible permaculture, this predominantly off-the-grid tiny house homestead uses solar power, solar water heating, rainwater harvesting and has it's own uniquely designed natural grey water treatment system. In the surrounding gardens, lots of organic food is produced with the help of an aquaponics system. Read More: http://www.livingbiginatinyhouse.com/off-the-grid-salvaged-tiny-house/ Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/livingbiginatinyhouse Follow us on Twitter: @TinyHouseNZ Follow us on Instagram: @livingbiginatinyhouse Please subscribe for more videos on tiny houses, DIY, design, and sustainable, off-grid living. Music in this video: http://www.youtube.com/brycelangston 'Living Big in a Tiny House' © 2017 Zyia Pictures Ltd

This beautiful tiny house is constructed with a whole lot of heart and some wonderful sustainable materials. When Isabelle Nagel-Brice decided to build a tiny home for herself, she realised that for the cost of two years rent in Colorado she would be able to pay for the materials to build her own tiny home on wheels. Become a Living Big Patron: https://www.patreon.com/livingbig The result of her efforts is an incredible green-built tiny home which has been constructed entirely of eco-friendly materials which can all be recycled or will bio degrade at the end of the buildings life. The home is designed to be off-the-grid, with solar panels soon to be added to her set-up and is packed full of reclaimed and healthy materials. Read More: http://www.livingbiginatinyhouse.com/green-built-tiny-house/ Isabelle's website is filled with great information on sustainable construction of tiny homes: http://atinygoodthing.com/ Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/livingbiginatinyhouse Follow us on Twitter: @TinyHouseNZ Follow us on Instagram: @livingbiginatinyhouse Please subscribe for more videos on tiny houses, DIY, design, and sustainable, off-grid living. Music in this video: http://www.youtube.com/brycelangston 'Living Big in a Tiny House' © 2017 Zyia Pictures Ltd

For this young family, life in a tiny house is largely centred around a desire to live with a lighter footprint and do something good for the environment. Become a Living Big Patron: https://www.patreon.com/livingbig Going zero waste and cutting out single use plastics has been helped by living in a tiny house, where the small home makes the family more aware of their consumption. Mark, a Vegan chef has also leveraged debt free living in a tiny house to start his own plant based pop-up restaurant. Read More: http://www.livingbiginatinyhouse.com/plant-based-zero-waste-tiny-house/ Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/livingbiginatinyhouse Follow us on Twitter: @TinyHouseNZ Follow us on Instagram: @livingbiginatinyhouse Please subscribe for more videos on tiny houses, DIY, design, and sustainable, off-grid living. Music in this video: http://www.youtube.com/brycelangston 'Living Big in a Tiny House' © 2017 Zyia Pictures Ltd

The Chittle family built a Tiny Home on their farm in Northern Washington so that others can visit and try out a self-sustainable lifestyle and homesteading. VIDEO SPONSOR: https://humless.com/ -------- TINY HOUSE GEAR & APPLIANCES: https://kit.co/TinyHouseGiantJourney SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/tinyhousegj/noodlemx?sub_confirmation=1 --------- BECOME A UNIQUE SPACE HOST ON AIRBNB: https://airbnb.vaz6fn.net/tinyhousegiantjourney *As a partner of Airbnb, I receive compensation when you create a listing and host on Airbnb* RECEIVE UP TO $65 OFF YOUR FIRST STAY: https://www.airbnb.com/c/jspesard *I receive compensation when you book your first stay on Airbnb* STAY IN THE CHITTLE TINY HOUSE: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/13509546 LIKE THEM ON FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM: https://www.facebook.com/Thechittlehomestead/ https://www.instagram.com/TessaChittle/ ADDITIONAL INFO: Cost to build: $60k, furnishings / decor additional $10k Builder: www.brettmarlo.com ----------MORE MORE MORE!------------ Website: http://www.tinyhousegiantjourney.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tinyhousegian... Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/tinyhousegia... Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tinyhousegirl ----------CREDITS------------ MUSIC: Kate Steinway - "Tiny Home" iTunes:http://flyt.it/THGJtinyhomeitunes?ID= Spotify: http://flyt.it/THGJtinyhomespotify?ID= Youtube: http://flyt.it/tinyhomeYT?ID= ADDITIONAL PHOTOS: Chittle Family & http://www.markielynne.com/ --------BUSINESS INQUIRES & MUSIC SUBMISSIONS--------- email: tinyhousegiantjourney@gmail.com

This is a full tour of a cozy cob micro cabin built by Marie France Roy, a professional snowboarder from Canada. She wanted to build a home with natural and reclaimed materials so the main floor is built with cob – a mix of sand, clay, and straw – and the upper floor is built with reclaimed cedar siding. She also used secondhand windows and other materials that were used or on their way to the landfill to reduce the impact of her project. For heat, she uses a sealed woodstove and has backup electric heat if she's leaving the house for an extended period of time. For water and waste, she's hooked up to a well and septic. She is currently using propane for her stove and hot water heater but has bought and activated a system to produce and collect methane using food waste. She hopes to eventually transition to using homemade gas instead of propane. The tiny cob house is plugged onto the grid but she also has a small solar panel array to feed renewable energy onto the grid. We've included links to the sites and resources mentioned in the video below: Building with Cob Video https://youtu.be/CWuHQOvNRDw Marie France Roy https://www.instagram.com/mariefranceroy/ Protect Our Winters https://www.instagram.com/protectourwinterscanada/ https://protectourwinters.ca/ Mud Girls Collective https://www.mudgirls.ca/ Home Bio Gas https://www.homebiogas.com/ Thanks for watching! Mat & Danielle ------------------------------------------------------------- STAY IN TOUCH! ------------------------------------------------------------- Blog: www.exploringalternatives.ca Facebook: /exploringalternativesblog Instagram: @exploringalternatives ------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------- We want our channel and our comments section to be an inclusive space where everyone feels welcome to watch and to contribute. For this reason, comments that are inappropriate or hateful will be reported and/or deleted. Please discuss and debate with respect, and report inappropriate or hateful comments directly to YouTube. ------------------------------------------------------------- SUBTITLES AND CLOSED CAPTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our subtitle and closed captions contributors! If you would like to contribute subtitles or closed captions to an Exploring Alternatives video, please click here to see which ones need your help: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?c=UC8EQAfueDGNeqb1ALm0LjHA&tab=2 If you have any questions about adding subtitles and closed captions, please email us at danielle.is.exploring@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------- SPONSORS ------------------------------------------------------------- We occasionally include paid sponsor messages/integrations in our videos to help fund the channel. We do our best to work with companies and organizations that offer products or services that are in line with our values, and that we think would be interesting and useful to you, our viewers. We will always disclose if we’re promoting products that were given to us for free, or if we’re including a sponsored message in a video. For business or sponsorship inquiries, please email us at danielle.is.exploring@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------- CREDITS ------------------------------------------------------------- Music & Song Credits: All music in this video was composed, performed, and recorded by Mat of Exploring Alternatives. Editing Credits: Mat and Danielle of Exploring Alternatives Filming Credits: Mat of Exploring Alternatives

In this episode, we return to Murray's tiny house on wheels in the Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia, where he has set up a clever grey water treatment system for his home based on permaculture principles. Become a Living Big Patron: https://www.patreon.com/livingbig Grey Water Treatment is really important, but there isn't a lot of information out there about these systems, especially for off-the-grid tiny homes like this one. In this video, we go into detail about how the system works, and how it was built giving you all the information to tackle the task yourself should you with to build one. Murray's system is affordable, easy to set up and can be done as a DIY project. The clean water which comes from the micro-wetland is then used in a series of wicking garden beds for growing organic food. Read More: http://www.livingbiginatinyhouse.com/grey-water-treatment/ In this video, there's everything you need to know about how to set up a simple grey water treatment system for yourself! Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/livingbiginatinyhouse Follow us on Twitter: @TinyHouseNZ Follow us on Instagram: @livingbiginatinyhouse Please subscribe for more videos on tiny houses, DIY, design, and sustainable, off-grid living. Music in this video: http://www.youtube.com/brycelangston 'Living Big in a Tiny House' © 2018 Zyia Pictures Ltd