I asked for reader’s input in my previous blog post about the Shelters for All affordable housing contest. They’re seeking 700-1,100 sq. ft. one story house designs for the poorest in urban areas. Unless I get another flash of inspiration, I’ve settled on the Craftsman house plan. I’ve made dozens of changes to suit the … Read more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR9PxrM_PF4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSqn0isG3NI Previous blog post with more details: here. Free Burma Ranger’s Clinic Project page
This week is the 4th anniversary of Earthbag Building Blog. The growth in readership and content has been amazing. Web traffic on our blog has tripled in the last year! There are now 882 blog posts and over 4,300 comments. Thanks for your support. We’ve clearly hit a tipping point. There’s enough variety of content … Read more
Gardening Like a Forest- A Conversation With Dave Jacke Sustainable World Radio I Love Cob – Beyond Organic Podcast Cob Houses and Natural Building Permaculture Media Blog – Podcast with Paul Stamets, Rob Hopkins and Richard Manning Transition Culture.org RichSoil.com Please leave a comment if you know of other good podcast sites.
We profiled Doctor Dirtbag’s earthbag home in a previous post. This video shows how he built his earthbag dome. Doctor Dirtbag’s YouTube Channel Note: you don’t need to put earthbags in a form. Maybe Doctor Dirtbag will share his experience with this device.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rn3AJv_4X0 “One Community is a low-impact living model demonstrating large-scale sustainability and fulfilled living as the open source blueprints for a sustainable civilization. Our mission is to demonstrate a new way of living that addresses the pressing problems of today and prepares the world for the challenges of the next century through a duplicable model … Read more