“Structurally speaking, the arch and curved walls create a much stronger building system. Just look at how long roman aquaducts have withstood time. By keeping the walls curved, you eliminate the need for costly rebar and concrete.
Owen Geiger
Adobe Block Floors
Readers often ask our advice about the most practical floors for do-it-yourselfers. If you’re building your own sustainable home, I suggest building floors on grade. This eliminates the need for posts, beams, floor joists, subflooring, toxic glues and other materials used to build typical wood framed floors.
Take Back Your Power – Official Trailer
There’s a growing body of credible evidence that documents the health risks, fire risks, loss of privacy and higher costs associated with smart meters. Please take some time and do your own research.
Frugal Living
I’ve been browsing various frugal living websites and videos. It’s VERY inspiring to see what people are doing. What may seem somewhat off topic is actually at the heart of obtaining your dreams. The main idea is to slash your expenses and live simply so you can live the way you really want.
Mortgage Fraud Coming to Light
We always encourage everyone to build with low cost, local materials and build only what you can afford. Many homeowners who have chosen to get a mortgage are struggling against massive bank fraud, which is now being exposed by bank employees. So again, save yourself a lot of time, grief and money by paying cash. Remember you can always add on later.
Love for Life: From Bare Earth to Abundance
Must see video of a super productive, suburban backyard vertical garden made with salvaged materials. Enlarge video to full screen. Get a pen and paper handy to take notes. Pause occasionally to catch details. As you’re watching with gaping mouth, keep in mind the plants are only ten weeks old. Love for Life is trying to encourage people to work together to create similar gardens and unplug from the system. Be sure to catch the song at the end near 46:35.