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Wayward Nation: The New American Dream Is Dirt Cheap

Wayward Nation meets up with Emily Niehaus, who builds straw bale houses in Moab. In exchange for helping with the construction of one of her homes, she promises to show them how much fun they can have for dirt-cheap.

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