Green Homes

Natural Home & Garden magazine features the finest, healthiest, most energy-efficient green homes with high green building standards.


A Hobbit House
By Robyn Griggs Lawrence
With a historical base, Gary Zuker built his hobbit house with a clay and straw mix.
Farm-Fresh Design: A New World Farmhouse in the Midwest
By Lydia Lee
This modern farmhouse can give you the illusion that you may not be in Kansas anymore.
Sustainable in the Sierras: A Solar-Powered Home in Northern California
By Cheryl Weber
A builder blends handmade and high-tech to make his family's home resource-efficient and solar-powered.
The First Straw: Building the First Straw Bale Home in Virginia
By Robyn Griggs Lawrence
Hanuman Bertschy trod where no Virginian had gone before when she built a straw bale home on an ashram just outside of Charlottesville.

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Efficiency for Older Homes
Energy-efficiency upgrades cut a century-old farmhouse's bill in half.

Seal Air Leaks for Increased Efficiency
Increase your home's energy-efficiency—and cut energy costs—by sealing air leaks in your home.

Creating Cozy
Create a warm, welcoming home that kicks winter's chill to the curb with these tips.

Slash Your Heating Bills!
Save big bucks with these easy, inexpensive changes.

Do Your Own Energy Audit
Follow these tips to pinpoint where you house is losing energy and needs improvement.

Quick Home Fix-Ups
Cold weather keeping you inside? Turn your attention indoors with these winter home repair projects.

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Bayou Beauty: A Southern Cottage Home 

A little love and tenderness—and a lot of hard work—turn a dilapidated Creole cottage into a soulful, sustainable retreat.

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