Media Coverage

Dancing Rabbit in the Media

Here is some of the press we’ve gotten over the years:

  • CNN.com “5 Great Spots for Dropping Off the Grid” — April 2012
  • Zillow.com “4 People Who Are Doing It: Living Greener Off the Grid” –April 2012
  • Forbes.com “Homes Made from Wacky Materials” — February 2012
  • Principia Magazine Cover Story “Wanted: Community Builders, Including You” — January 2012
  • Tiny Homes: Simple Shelter book by Lloyd Kahn features Ziggy’s Cob Cottage — December 2011
  • Msn.com “Best Places to Live Off the Grid”, — December 2011
  • Finding Community: A Documentary Series, features “The Rhythms of Rutledge” — October 2011
  • Sundance Channel “The Rhythm of Rutledge: A Tiny Town Attracts Big Thinkers” — October 2011
  • Popular Mechanics Magazine’s article “Backyard Genius 2011: The Year’s 10 Best DIY Creations” — September 2011
  • Within Reach Movie, A documentary film about one couple’s journey to find sustainable community — July 2011
  • Boingboing.net Interview with Ziggy on How to Build Your Own Hobbit House May 2011
  • Yes! Magazine Cover Story “Resilient Ideas: A Hand-built Home” — July 2010
  • Sustainablog.com, provider of eco products, Blog-a-thon Raising $8,000 for Dancing Rabbit — March 2010
  • Quincy Herald-Whig “Dancing Rabbit Residents Enjoy Simple Life” — September 2009
  • Mother Earth News “Convert a Used Grain Bin to a New House” — April 13, 2009
  • Air America Talks with Dancing Rabbit Intentional Community — April 22, 2009
  • The Daily Show Back in Black – Kids’ Earth Day – April 20, 2009 contains clips from the Nick News episode about humanure
  • Nickelodeon’s Nick News “A Kid Off The Grid” — April 20 2009
  • Food Network’s My Life in Food “Living off the Land” — April 4, 2009
  • St. Louis Magazine “Counter Currencies” — February 2009
  • Prairie Fire featured a guest article about DR by DR’s Alline Anderson — February 2009
  • Greenblogosphere Interview with Ziggy about building a cob house — September 2008
  • Ecovillage Radio Interview with Tony Sirna — September 2008
  • Ecosalon Interview with Alline about green business — September 2008
  • Planet Save “One Year Off The Grid” is an article by DR’s Brian Liloia — September 2008
  • The Bund magazine of Shangai, China ran a story about Ziggy’s cob house — 2008
  • “Living in Community” documentary 2008 by Phillip Davis, Winner of Notre Dame Film Festival 2008
  • Fox News St. Louis story about Dancing Rabbit — November 2007
  • FX 30 Days TV series “Off The Grid” episode — July 2005 (our response to this episode
  • Mother Earth News “Better Living in Ecovillages” — June/July 2003
  • Grist Magazine “Advice on Converting To Biodiesel – Ask Umbra” — October 10, 2002 –
  • Chicago Tribune “Bring your own tent to this EcoVillage ” — July 14,2002
  • Memphis Democrat article – August 23,2000 (We also have a weekly column, which you can read if you sign up for our newsletter.)
  • Missouri Life Magazine — February/March 2000 – We were included in their Best of Missouri section.
  • The Hannibal Courier-Post — July 17, 1999
  • A Rabbit Dancing – Full length documentary — August 1999. Has appeared on various cable stations on Free Speech TV.
  • Cartalk — December 10th, 1999 – One of our best outreach events. Everyone we know seems to have heard it.
  • Rural Missouri July 1997 – Cover photo of Sandhill and story on both communities.
  • Kirksville TV News – summer 1997. Local TV station did a 3 part series on us and Sandhill farm.
  • Communities Magazine — numerous articles since 1996