How to Find Answers about Earthbag Building

Are you spending lots of time searching for earthbag information? Using the search engines on this blog and at EarthbagBuilding.com will make the job a lot easier. You’ll have hundreds of the best blog posts and articles at your fingertips. Virtually every topic you can think of has already been examined in detail. This blog, … Read more

Surrounded with Everything We Need

Follow me for just a moment as I try to explain how everything we really need is right before us – often in abundance – if we choose to look carefully. I’ll limit this discussion to homebuilding, but the same is true with friendships, love, joy, etc. I’ll start this train of thought with subsoil … Read more

Earthen Hand 2011 Workshop Schedule

Earthbag building is our most popular type of course. Come learn the theory and practice in any or all of four different in-depth courses in July and August. We will use the Hiperadobe method, which replaces the polypro bag with a strong mesh bag, further reducing materials, costs, and construction time. Four-day courses are in … Read more

A “Recycled” School using Earthbags

This article is from www.ndtv.com, where there is also a video showing the school that has the same sound track as the text below. A school in Pune, India is a model example of how to follow a greener lifestyle. It’s not just teaching its students chapters on recycling, but setting an example. With walls … Read more

Earthbag T-shirts, Cups and Posters

Patti Stouter has started a line of t-shirts, cups and posters that promote earthbag building. Have you ever wanted a shirt to announce that there really are buildings made of earth? I just got a few designs online that I had been mulling over. I’d like to see some solidarity between all the different kinds … Read more

Cordwood/Log End Detailing

I love combining different materials to build earthbag houses. It’s easy to add beautiful details to your home, and if you use local wood the cost is negligible. Here, pieces of logs are used as accents on a countertop. Image source for log end countertop: ? (Let me know if you find the source and … Read more