Integral Urban House

The Integral Urban House was a pioneering 1970s experiment in self-reliant urban homesteading. The house was located 1516 5th St. in Berkeley, California. The founders were California State Architect Sim Van der Ryn and Bill & Helga Olkowski, authors of the City People's Guide to Raising Food, and the project was run by the Farallones Institute (which Van der Ryn founded).

First edition (publ. Sierra Club Books)

The Sierra Club published a book about the experiment in 1979. Elements of the home included a vegetable garden, chickens, rabbits, a fish pond, beehives, a composting toilet, solar power and more.[1]

Mother Earth News published an article on the house in 1976.[2]

References
  1. Olkowski, Helga; Olkowski, William; Javits, Tom; Farallones Institute (1979). "The integral urban house : self-reliant living in the city". Sierra Club Books. OCLC 644281567. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
    • Reissued as Olkowski, Helga; Olkowski, William; Javits, Tom; Farallones Institute (2008). The Integral Urban House : self-reliant living in the city. Gabriola Island, B.C: New Catalyst Books. ISBN 9781897408162. OCLC 314432876.
  2. Reynolds, Julie (1976-11-01). "Urban Homesteading: The Integral Urban House". Mother Earth News. Retrieved 2018-08-27.


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