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Electrifying!
Our tire bale house now has an installed, approved, and running off-grid solar utility!
Kimi BrownKawa
6 days ago4 min read
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Giving it Our Best Shot, Part Two
Kimi and Chip work on getting the interior walls sealed in their tire bale home.
Kimi BrownKawa
Sep 16, 20225 min read
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Ike's Tale
A look back at our dog Ike's life with us 2012-2021
Kimi BrownKawa
Mar 3, 20225 min read
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4 comments


Taming the Bounce House, Part Two
How do you wrangle a rubbery tire bale structure into a solid home? Kimi and Chip set out to try... with a little help from their friends!
Kimi BrownKawa
Nov 13, 20208 min read
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6 comments


Taming the Bounce House, Part One
How do you wrangle a rubbery tire bale structure into a solid home? Kimi and Chip set out to try... with a little help from their friends!
Kimi BrownKawa
Nov 12, 20206 min read
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3 comments


Getting Tired!
Kimi and Chip share the good, the bad, and the ugly of being tired and retired -- check out the progress on their Tire Bale House!
Kimi BrownKawa
Aug 27, 202014 min read
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10 comments


Breaking New Ground
Groundbreaking: the first-ever fully-permitted tire bale home in the state of New Mexico is on its way!
Kimi BrownKawa
Jul 16, 20206 min read
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8 comments


Farmsteading in the Era of COVID-19
No down time! Here is how we've transitioned our mesa farmstead work to the new COVID-19 reality.
Kimi BrownKawa
Apr 17, 20205 min read
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2 comments


'Tis the Season
A weather-induced break from building lets us catch up on a few other aspects of life
Kimi BrownKawa
Dec 18, 20193 min read
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Tipi Raising
Chip and Kimi set up a tipi for winter living in the high New Mexico desert.
Kimi BrownKawa
Oct 30, 20197 min read
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4 comments


When Push Comes to Shove
Kimi and Chip ready themselves for cold in the nick of time.
Kimi BrownKawa
Oct 11, 20193 min read
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4 comments


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No News?
Kimi and Chip marry, host guests, fest, ferment, and work as cross-state and cross-country movers. When will they settle down??
Kimi BrownKawa
Sep 21, 20194 min read
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4 comments


Regrouping on the Home Front
Kimi and Chip re-think initial building plans as summer relentlessly marches toward fall...
Kimi BrownKawa
Aug 30, 20192 min read
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Temporary Digs
Here's where we are living until we can get something more permanent built...
Kimi BrownKawa
Aug 5, 20193 min read
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2 comments


Old Dogs
Kimi and Chip worry about Ike's adjustment to his new surroundings.
Kimi BrownKawa
Jul 13, 20195 min read
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1 comment


Home!
After two years of planning, months of prep and three days of driving, we are home!
Kimi BrownKawa
Jul 6, 20192 min read
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