There used to be 12 rooms at Hugheston Landing but we have been engaged in opening up the house for better functionality in heating and cooling. This way we can take advantage of the passive aspects of renewable/free energy by design. Our ever expanding goal is to achieve and maintain the means to a self reliant lifestyle. We have both propane lighting and energy efficient low watt fluorescents. The home is made of a stackwood (CORDWOOD) construction and the walls are a full 18 inches thick...talk about insulation! Stackwood is exactly that...cord wood stacked in-between layers of concrete and there are 8 solid 18 inch concrete columns total... one in each corner of the home for support. Castles probably weren't built this tough. (well... perhaps they were but who can afford to buy a castle these days eh?)

This home has an open floor plan with multiple skylights and a vaulted ceiling to allow natural light into the home as much as possible. The focal point of the great room is the centrally located wood burning fireplace that sufficiently and comfortably heats the entire home. An extremely quiet backup ONAN INDUSTRIAL Marquis 7000 generator is here if needed. We maximize our potential solar gain through a state of the art ZOMEWORKS TRACKER with an additional 1000 watts of SOLEC pv modules to supplement an earlier static mount Kyocera 8 panel 50 watt each... pv roof unit.

If you are interested in learning how an alternative self sufficient lifestyle is put into practice...please feel free to visit us. Call first so we can pave the road for ya. In some cases we might have to do a lot more than that to get you up here to us. In the past we have raised a number of free range animals here. My chickens lay the best tasting eggs! Hugheston Landing is listed as an agricultural property (tree farm).
Speaking of comfort...YES...I can hear you now...WE HAVE TV and you will never know that there is not a power line within a five mile radius. You better hurry if you are thinking of making a move because The Methow Valley has become highly prized in terms of real estate and development potential. Property value is climbing steadily in other words.

  In the spring I spend serious time landscaping and planting in my heirloom all organic garden and my greenhouse. We have planted a variety of fruit trees ... berries and grapes as well here. Come learn some fascinating permaculture gardening techniques while you kick back and enjoy the pristine swimming holes and clean mountain air of the area. We are located in the Mighty Methow Valley of Washington state in the tiny but impressive town of METHOW.

If you are looking for alternative housing or any other... you would do well to look up Doug Wilcox at Sun Country Realty. They are the folks who sold us this place a decade ago. They also live in an EARTHSHIP if you are interested in checking out different forms of alternative and environmentally freindly home construction. Visit SUN COUNTRY and look at all the wonderful places that are available in this absolutely spectacular valley.