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15 Winter Camping Tips

Barakah Farm Site StaffMarch 5, 2021March 5, 2021

by Barakah Farm Site StaffMarch 5, 2021March 5, 20210535

Winter camping is a unique experience that creates life-long memories. We love snowshoeing, building camps, and gathering with friends in our snow kitchens over steaming...

Barakah Farm’s Un-heritage Muscovy Ducks

C. H. EastmanMarch 29, 2020March 29, 2020

by C. H. EastmanMarch 29, 2020March 29, 20200846

[Viewer caution: Some of the resource videos contain music and/or uncovered women] Our farm normally works with heritage and heirloom varieties. We made an exception...

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Passive Passion

Barakah Farm StaffMarch 15, 2019

by Barakah Farm StaffMarch 15, 20190356

Throughout Europe, thousands of Passive House buildings are constructed in such a way that they require 90% less energy for heating and cooling than a...

Resources [02-Shelter] [07-Various]

The Made-from-Scratch Life: Simple Ways to Create a Natural Home

Barakah Farm StaffDecember 28, 2018

by Barakah Farm StaffDecember 28, 20180324

Do you long for simpler days? Do you wish you had the time to offer your family home-grown meals? Does your heart cry for a...

Cob Construction Resources [02-Shelter] [07-Various]

The Cob Builders Handbook: You Can Hand-Sculpt Your Own Home, 3rd Edition

Barakah Farm StaffSeptember 21, 2018

by Barakah Farm StaffSeptember 21, 20180332

Cob (an old English word for lump) is old-fashioned concrete, made out of a mixture of clay, sand, and straw. Becky Bee's manual is a...

Tiny Houses Resources [02-Shelter] [07-Various]

Tiny House Engineers Notebook: Volume 1, Off Grid Power: Tiny House Engineers Notebook: Volume 1, Off Grid Power

Barakah Farm StaffAugust 15, 2018

by Barakah Farm StaffAugust 15, 20180333

Written by Chris Haynes an engineer and off grid tiny house dweller, this book will get you started on the road to building your own...

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Permaculture FORTRESS

Barakah Farm StaffJuly 14, 2018

by Barakah Farm StaffJuly 14, 20180618

Kia is an Ant in the Wheaton Labs Ant Village and he and Evan have built this amazing fortress of fence and tiny houses with...

Movable Shelters Resources [02-Shelter] [07-Various]

Travel-Trailer Homesteading Under $5,000

Barakah Farm StaffJune 30, 2018

by Barakah Farm StaffJune 30, 20180585

This is a small book that packs a wallop, with information for readers tired of paying rent and yearning for a suitable home of their...

Tiny Houses [02-Shelter]

This Modern 227 Square Foot Charles Eames-style tiny house has it all!

Barakah Farm StaffJune 14, 2018

by Barakah Farm StaffJune 14, 20180499

Check out Deek's Book on Shelter and Cabin Concepts HERE... http://www.amazon.com/Humble-Simple-C... Derek "Deek" Diedricksen, HGTV/DIY Network host/designer, and host of "Tiny Yellow House" shows you...

Tiny Houses [02-Shelter]

Debt/car-free tiny house couple: simple living + resilience

Barakah Farm StaffJune 12, 2018

by Barakah Farm StaffJune 12, 20180369

Six years ago, Tammy Strobel was unhappy- "I was commuting 2 hours a day, going to a job I hated, overweight, unhappy, kind of middle...

Tiny Houses [02-Shelter]

Fully LEGAL 252 Sq. Foot Tiny House in Massachusetts (Cabin-Small Home)

Barakah Farm StaffJune 9, 2018

by Barakah Farm StaffJune 9, 20180478

Tiny Houses [02-Shelter]

Tiny House with Incredible Interior Design Built in 40 Days!

Barakah Farm StaffJune 5, 2018

by Barakah Farm StaffJune 5, 20180344

Pascal and Catherine built their first tiny house in just 40 days and are currently living in it as their second home. They're a couple...

Tiny Houses [02-Shelter]

Teenager Builds Off Grid Tiny House (80% Recycled Material)

Barakah Farm StaffJune 3, 2018

by Barakah Farm StaffJune 3, 20180362

DIY Hand Made Totally Off Grid Tiny Home Complete with Solar and Garden Follow Jesse: https://www.instagram.com/wild.willows.cabin/ BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/dylanmagaster Feel free to say hey...