The Silver Bullet, is a model for living a sustainable tiny lifestyle. I designed and built this zero-waste, off-grid, non-toxic tiny house in 2012, which serves as a modular example of sustainable lifestyle design. I chose to build it to IRC code standards in our 780CMR MA. Code.
To date, I have travelled 18,265 miles to speak about my tiny house journey that brings me MORE time, MORE substance, MORE passion, meaning and community while having LESS stuff, LESS stress, LESS work, LESS maintenance and cost.
My name is Vera Struck and I am an artist, a mother, an entrepreneur, a tiny house designer/builder/dweller/consultant, a lobbyist for legalizing movable tiny houses, a Legislative bill creator, and author. I am a “hugger” and love to meet people, creating community. The Silver Bullet Tiny House is now retired from traveling; however you can schedule a tinyhouse consultation via Zoom or GoogleHangout, please click on our services page.
Our Zoom workshops empower individuals with an engagement model to lead themselves, their families, communities and workplaces towards a sustainable world.
From the bottom UP, a grass roots approach, not from the TOP DOWN.
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Hats off to you! I too am an enthusiast of the tiny house revolution, for that is what it is.
Wow Vera, I really like the video house tour. You have done an awesome job at building a very beautiful, sustainable, tiny house. I like the 2 exterior doors, makes life easier. And, to think you built it, mostly, by yourself, WOW! Maybe, that means, I too, @ 70 could build a tiny house. Interesting thought. Where did you store your house, during the winter months? Your art is phenomenal as well. Also, appreciate that you are helping others to realize that we could all live with much less. Thank You, David
I guess finding a piece of land where this is legal is first? Where to look?
Your an inspiration. Glad I saw you on TV.
I see a tiny home in my future.
Very inspirational. It has made me even more excited about my plans to own a tiny home, thank you. Love your home. It has so much character. Beautiful.
Congratulations. I Love your tiny house. I live in Rhode Island I would love to see it in person. Do you bring it to Rhode Island?
Thank you
Zilda
The house has been permanently situated in Northern Massachusetts after I completed my 18 month tiny house tour. Please feel free to schedule a consult which includes a tour of my newly renovated tiny house. Please go to my page entitled “Tiny House/Sustainable Lifestyle Services” and begin.
I had the opportunity of meeting Ms. Struck many years ago. Well, I was 21 years old. She was such an inspiration to me. She was kind, optimistic, bubbly and hig energy! She said I have something for you and returned with a gift of two autographed canvas paintings which I still have and cherish as a wonderful gift of kindness.
Thanks you for your kind words.
Hi Vera, heard your podcasts with Ethan Waldman, just heard the one from last March (I’m working my way through them from the start).
I’m an environmental engineer of 40+ years (I’m 66) semi-retired now, my career was mainly consulting to help forward-thinking manufacturing companies choose and manage their chemicals and wastes better (Saturn was one of my favorite clients).
I’m passionately interested in non-toxic tiny homes made from reclaimed/salvaged materials. My 80 acre horse farm of 30 years is halfway between Ann Arbor and Flint, Michigan, which I describe as being between the sublime and the decimated (I did a lot of consulting in Flint back when the auto companies were operating, check out Poisoned City book if you haven’t already).
You might also be interested in domicology.msu.edu if you’re not familiar with it, study of urban blight, how to remedy it, how to prevent it. Very relevant to Flint and Detroit. Detroit already a tiny home initiative with Cass Corridor Community, Flint further behind. I went to a half day workshop given by Dr. Rex Lamore in 2018 the day before the Decon//Build conference in Grand Rapids, MI, where one of the presenters was compelling about deconstruction now being cost effective compared to demolition (and much more environmentally friendly with proper controls).
I also live alone and was sorry to hear about your fall. Fall protection for seniors is another project I would like to get going (and use myself, my cottage is 625 sq ft). When I grew up (and you also, I’m guessing), there were no seat belts in cars, we didn’t wear bike helmets, and fall protection for roofers was not a thing, it’s now a focus of OSHA. In general safety was in its infancy.
The books Driving Miss Norma (a delightful book until the last few chapters when she starts falling) and Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal, where he chronicles among other things seniors who fell and either concussed or broke a hip frequently being the end of their useful life, although they were still vibrant and contributing before that triggered this idea.
Would love to visit with you more about any or all of these ideas! You are inspiring!
Best way to reach me email or text, bluegateshorse@gmail.com, phone 734-834-7733 or 810-515-0115.
Hope to hear from you soon,
Kathy Malone