HOMEGROWN Inspiration: Building with whole trees, community supported foraging
There’s a fascinating article in today’s Home section of the New York Times about forester-architect Roald Gunderson and partner Amelia Baxter and their company Whole Tree Architecture and Construction. Gunderson explains the structural, aesthetic and environmental benefits of building with whole trees. Photos and accounts of the projects they’ve built for themselves and local farmers are stunning.
Baxter, a one-time urban farmer, also runs a forest foraging CSA and grows an impressive amount of food in their 20 x 100-foot passive solar greenhouse.
We’re so impressed with the practical, affordable and simple life that they’ve created. Thanks for the inspiration!
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November 11th, 2009 at 10:41 am
This.. is.. gorgeous! Definitely sharing this article with my Twitter friends. Lovely photos and I will now be entertaining dreams about visiting this site someday (and perhaps becoming a stow-away somewhere in their house!)
January 11th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
This was published years ago in The Last Straw journal. It’s always been one of my favorite houses.