Women’s Earthbag Dome Building Apprenticeship in Canada
Training the next generation of women leaders in the ecological design-build movement! Ideal apprentices are women who want to work in the natural building trades, build their own house and houses of friends, start a business, teach others, move it n’ shake it in the ecological design-build movement, develop a peer-based council of support, immerse in a uniquely powerful opportunity….and take the next step! Read the rest…
Sepp Holzer’s Permaculture System
“Josef “Sepp” Holzer is a farmer, author, and an international consultant for natural agriculture. Read the rest…
Jean Pain’s Compost-based Bioenergy System
“Jean Pain (1930–1981) was a French innovator who developed a compost-based bioenergy system that produced 100% of his energy needs. He heated water to 60 degrees celsius at a rate of 4 litres a minute which he used for washing and heating. He also distilled enough methane to run an electricity generator, cooking elements, and power his truck. This method of creating usable energy from composting materials has come to be known as Jean Pain Composting, or the Jean Pain Method. Read the rest…
Natural Building Blog Pics at Pinterest
Pinterest is an online pinboard or bulletin board where people post their favorite images. It’s extremely popular and a great source of ideas on home design, interior design, furniture, building with recycled materials and many other topics. At one time I considered joining and making a page of my favorite design pics, but dozens of images from our blog have been repinned or reposted at Pinterest over 1,000 times, and now there’s even a separate page with pics from our blog. So basically I got my wish without doing any additional work!
Earthbag Building Blog pics at Pinterest (now Natural Building Blog)
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