Links to Tiny Houses

• The tale of one woman's radically simplified 'built-it-myself' life by Claudine Zap

Ask for a tour of Dee Williams's house, and it won't take long. The 84-square-foot space is no bigger than a parking spot. There's no running water, no Wi-Fi, the fridge is a cooler, and the toilet is compostable. Williams knows how extreme this sounds. Before she downsized, she used to worry about the mortgage on her three-bedroom home, how to outfit her kitchen with matching appliances, and the endless string of home repairs...

• Architect’s big idea: Tiny, $11,000 house by Claudine Zap
  

Architect Macy Miller had a big idea: Build a tiny house.  Miller began to build a 196-square-foot house in 2011, right on a flatbed truck. The cost: $11,400. The handy Miller did most of the work herself, with advice from her friends and father as needed.

• Possible free building material

New Homes and Builders of Florida is a directory of Florida-based construction companies. They have a list of hundreds of construction companies in Florida that may be able to help you with cheap building materials.

• Aquaponics

Through lots of experimenting over the years, and through the trials of members on the online discussion forum, the flood and drain media based system, has been found to be the most reliable and the simplest method of aquaponics, especially for beginners. It can be done very simply using a wide range of different containers. The flood and drain media bed system, also requires minimal maintenance.

• Campfire Swing Design

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10 Backyard Retreats / Playhouses - Laura Gaskill
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Plants to attract hummingbirds, butterflies and bees - Annie Thornton
Check out the article here...

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• Black-Eyed Susan
• Crossvine
• (Bignonia Capreolata)
• Mountain Mint
• Fernbush
• Blue Sage
• Joy Pye Weed
• Cleveland Sage

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