Jason Jones always wanted to live in a small space. Two years ago, Jones quit his job as a teacher in Kansas City and moved to Garden City. He lived in his car for 7 months before he bought a house ...

Steel shipping containers are used to crate cargo up and down the Mississippi River and around the world. The Port of New Orleans is filled with the massive steel boxes. This weekend, the New Orleans ...

At the Philly Home and Garden Show, you will find fresh inspiration, helpful tips, innovative products. You can also find fantastic deals in remodeling, home improvement, décor, gardening, and outdoor ...

Building cars can be a dirty business. Automotive production sucks up energy and uses up valuable resources, which is why General Motors tries to recycle or repurpose as many parts and materials left ...

Whether you want fresh flowers, veggies or simply some greenery, spruce up your terrace, balcony, deck or other space. Nearly everyone can enjoy the benefits of organic gardening. Organic gardening is ...

The man behind what may be Idaho’s first-ever shipping container subdivision isn’t trying to sell something he wouldn’t buy. David Herman, the son of a Sacramento, Calif., shipping company executive, ...

Jen Sansosti says reading about shipping containers in the industrial port of Elizabeth, New Jersey, was, in part, what made her want to live in one. She resided across the river in Brooklyn in 2007, ...

While heavy rain did hamper construction last week, a good number of the new container shops and eateries have been serving customers since last weekend, and the SmorgasBar beer garden-style food ...

ON a recent Saturday, over a cup of tea, I redefined the farm-to-table food movement. It didn’t take much. All I did was move my herb garden — that is, the farm — to my dining room table. Potting mix, ...

Even the brightest idea requires dogged perseverance to see it through. Such it was in the saga of the Detroit Shipping Company. It’s the brainchild of three native Michiganders whose mission is to ...