Many Hands Make Light Work

About this episode

The episode discusses a Forest Service worker's challenges in finding housing and the community support she receives while building her straw bale house.

When a U.S. Forest Service worker gets fired by DOGE, she’s left scrambling to find a place to live while she finishes building her straw bale house. Luckily, she has lots of friends who not only let her couchsurf, but help with the house raising. It’s an old fashioned approach to affordable housing that’s catching on.

Topics covered

• affordable housing
• community support
• sustainable living
• construction
• friendship

Keywords

• straw bale house
• housing crisis
• community
• couchsurfing
• DIY construction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Forest Service, DOGE

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