Mike Oehler
Mike Oehler | |
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| Died | February 2016 |
| Known for | Low-cost, sustainable underground house designs |
Mike Oehler (pronounced /ˈeɪlɚ/ [ay-lur]) is an American author based in Idaho. He is a proponent and designer of affordable and sustainable alternative forms of housing.
Career
Oehler was a participant in the 1960s Back to the Land movement. Living on his 40 acre homestead in the Idaho mountains, he has written numerous books, as well as having appeared as a University lecturer, TV, and radio guest. He speaks on topics related to self-sufficiency and housing.[1][2]
In 1998 Oehler appeared in an episode of the Louis Theroux series 'Weird Weekends', where Theroux visited Oehler's underground home in the mountains.[3] He also appeared in the follow up episode 'Weird Christmas', where Oehler met others who had appeared on Theroux's TV series.[4]
List of publications
- (1981) One Mexican Sunday. ISBN 978-0960446414
- (1982) The $50 Dollars and up Underground House Book. ISBN 978-0442273118
- (1999) The Hippy Survival Guide to Y2K. ISBN 978-1879628175
- (2007) The Earth-sheltered Solar Greenhouse Book: How to Build an Energy Free Year-round Greenhouse. ISBN 978-0960446407
Notes
- ^ Oehler, Mike (1999). The Hippy Survival Guide To Y2K. Idaho: Keokee co.Publishing, Inc. p. 280. ISBN 1879628171.
- ^ Bonners Ferry News. "Mike Oehler - The Coming Storm". Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ IMDB. "Louis Theroux: Weird Weekends". Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ Theroux, Louis. "Weird Weekends: Weird Christman". Retrieved 24 May 2012.
See also
- Off-the-grid
- Permaculture
- Survivalism
- Sepp Holzer
- Paul Wheaton
- Bill Mollison
- David Holmgren
- Toby Hemenway
External links
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