The Dacha is a collective of 6 humans (some munchkin, some tall) who are in the process of creating an environmentally sustainable house & home together. We aspire to be off the grid & possibly build out of straw. Our blog is a work in progress (& a labor love), just like us.

In Russia, a dacha (да́ча in russky) was a retreat home, to get away from urban areas and connect to nature. The richer crowd used them for social and cultural gatherings, while everyone else squatted in them, growing their own food when the govt. couldn’t supply enough. Many didn't have indoor plumbing, and were hand built by their owners. Even today many people have dachas and enjoy growing things and sunbathing and sitting around the samovar drinking tea.