PERFECTLY CIVILIZED: Ned Ryan Doyle will present a workshop at Living Web Farms on building an effective and efficient composting toilet on Oct. 29. Photo courtesy of Living Web Farms Editor’s note: ...

“Making It” provides all the tools you need to build a self-sustaining and productive household. Projects are divided into five categories based on the amount of time they take: day to day, weekly, ...

Ever since moving to the top of this mountain, the toilet situation has been quite a challenge. The first year involved traditional methods of using a shovel and dealing with wild boar. In the second ...

A compost bin is a great way to keep waste material out of landfills while at the same time creating wonderfully nutritious soil for your garden and houseplants. There are a wide variety of compost ...

If you want to get the RV community talking, ask them about poop. What sort of toilet setup they have, why they chose it, how they’ve altered it, where they empty it — the conversation can go on for ...

Composting toilets are a great idea, but no one likes to think of the waste just sitting there and slowly … fermenting. A new ...

After a year of primitive toilet experiences while living off the grid, Emilia created a makeshift compost toilet using ...

ALLOTMENT users have been digging with joy after building the first compost toilet in Bexley. The 'green' facility was installed at Alers Road Allotment, in Green Vale, Bexleyheath, after a year-long ...

Chrissy Wade didn’t think there was anything wrong with the way her family lived on its off-grid farm in Waterville. The four — including two teenagers — inhabit a simple, wood-heated yurt on 56 ...