A Little House Can Grow Into A Homestead

The transformation of a little house into one large homestead house from the Have-More Plan.

By the Mother Earth News editors

March/April 1970

002-020-01

1. Here's a pay-as-you-go house that starts small and can grow step-by step. In fact, maybe you can pay for additions out of savings made by raising your family's food.
002-020-01a

2. Added to the main section is a nice garage and root cellar... garage should be dcep enough to provide space for a workbench in rear and garden tools.
002-020-01b

3. A dining room, or better yet, a ""Harvest Kitchen;"" has been added. The house now becomes a real homestead.
002-020-01c

4. Finally, another bedroom (at right) is built. The so-called Cape Cod style lends itself particularly well to growth.