Scandinavian ecovillage rethinks homeownership: no mortgages, no waste

Kirsten Dirksen

Twenty-two years ago, a group of friends bought a very affordable cornfield in rural Denmark and set out to build homes that were both debt-free and waste-free. What began as a bold experiment with 13 families soon transformed the land into the eco-village of Friland (which means "Freeland"), a ti