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For fifteen years, Evelyn Hess and her husband David lived in a tent and trailer, without electricity or running water. When they decided to build a house they knew it would have to respect the lessons of simple living that they learned in their camping life.
Building a Better Nest chronicles their adventures as they begin to construct a house of their own, seeking a model for sustainable living.
About the author
Evelyn Searle Hess lives in the foothills of southern Oregon's Coast Range. At various times a teacher, greenhouse manager, gardener, garden designer, and a native-plant nursery owner, along with being a mother, grandmother, and now great grandmother, she currently weeds, writes, and tries to put up her garden produce before the critters get it. In spare moments she helps husband David with their life project, building a house. Hess's previous book
To the Woods (OSU Press, 2010), won the 2011 WILLA Literary Award for Best Creative Nonfiction.
Summary
For fifteen years, Evelyn Hess and her husband David lived in a tent and trailer, without electricity or running water. When they decided to build a house they knew it would have to respect the lessons of simple living that they learned in their camping life. Building a Better Nest chronicles their adventures as they begin to construct a house of their own, seeking a model for sustainable living.
