We at Simple Sustainable Villages in Bristol, Virginia, are sharing this article by Jill Kanto. We firmly believe that the "interdependence policies" that she refers to... searchtinyhousevillages.com/blog/2019/01/0…

For those of you exploring the possibility of establishing or joining an existing intentional community, we... amazon.com/Creating-Life-…

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Dear Live It Tiny Followers, We here at Simply Sustainable Villages have created a new primary Facebook page for our new small home project. We will no longer be posting on the Live It Tiny page. Please click... facebook.com/liveittinyvill…

Big changes lately in the Simply Sustainable Village! The first photo depicts the placement of the original tiny houses, the next shows "that little engine that could" doing its magic once again having rotated... facebook.com/liveittinyvill…

In this Ag community, local farmers harvest our hay to feed their livestock. It's a great relationship! The first photo shows a "tedder" aerating recently cut hay. The use of a tedder allows the hay to dry... facebook.com/liveittinyvill…

Our most recent (rescued) Village resident enjoys the "patio" area in her tiny house! facebook.com/liveittinyvill…

Our neighbors goats have become best friends! facebook.com/liveittinyvill…

In an effort to expand our sustainable practices, we examined two electric vehicles this weekend: the Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Bolt. We are looking into the possibility of an electric vehicle fleet for visitors to and residents of our Simply... facebook.com/liveittinyvill…

Many of our tiny home friends moved to Acony Bell a year ago and love it. If you're looking for a tiny home community, check them out! facebook.com/liveittinyvill…

Tough day today- the challenges of coordinating a project build! The first 3 photos depict our assembly crew hard at work building the bottom plates and the last photo is the arrival of my house SIPS panels... facebook.com/liveittinyvill…

My SIPS panels arrive late yesterday evening due to storm-related transport delays. They are wrapped well, so no damage is done! The transporter just fits thru our gate... The "Lull" unloads the panels (note... facebook.com/liveittinyvill…

Have you ever seen a SIPS House assembled? It's a true marvel of lego construction! Step 1: SIPS Seal applied to bottom plates. Step two:The panel is put in place. Step 3: a pneumatic nailer secures both sides... facebook.com/liveittinyvill…

Day One. See how quickly a SIPS house is assembled?! The walls and roof will be completed tomorrow! Thursday: windows and doors.... facebook.com/liveittinyvill…

Today my windows and doors were delivered, and a 34 foot ridge beam as well as half of the roof panels were installed. The first series of photos shows how a roof panel gets installed and the last shows the... facebook.com/liveittinyvill…

Day Three of the SSV SIPS Build.. (1) The final roof panels are installed, (2) the completed SIPS structure, (3 + 4) the interior of the 750 square foot abode, and (5 +6) views from the bedroom window and... facebook.com/liveittinyvill…

Day Four: Rain got the better of us today and slowed our build progress just a bit. It also hampered our ability to send lots of photos... Attached is a photo of protective Tyvek wrap on the exterior SIPS wall... facebook.com/liveittinyvill…

Day Five: My SIPS house dry-in! Photo 1: Roof protection being installed Photo 2: The piers for the porch footers are dug Photo 3: Front door installed/View from the front door Photo 4: A reminder, Day 2... facebook.com/liveittinyvill…

Happy Fourth of July from us (and our nextdoor neighbors!) to all of our followers- facebook.com/liveittinyvill…