Having asked the question why would a woman want to design and build her own composting toilet, Amanda Kovattana traces her preference for simple living to the pre-industrialized Thailand of her childhood and her coming of age as a lesbian in a California of the ‘70s. Part nostalgic memoir, part exploration she walks away from family connections and the lure of high tech fortunes in pursuit of an off-grid existence. Now a six year veteran of tiny house living, she discovers why a woman born of such privilege would want little more than to bury her fermented poop in her own garden.