We have a new complete project page up at www.earthbagbuilding.com: the Amirta – Divine Nectar Retreat Cabin in the high desert of southeastern Arizona. To do this retreat Venerable Lobsang Gyelse had to build a space to do it in, which is a small circular meditation space with an offset sleeping nook. In addition there … Read more
Today’s post features an earthbag dome by Elevated Earth Technologies. The text below is from their website. In nature there are few linear and right-angled shapes and none that are being applied in the design of wild animal habitats. On the other hand, humans have based the design of their living and working habitats almost … Read more
This post is quoted from the Rivers of Land website. Even though their site hasn’t been maintained for a long time, they do have some very good ideas to think about. I wish them the best. Maybe another group can accomplish something similar? Who are we? We are people who have always wanted to live … Read more
This post is from Tribe Wanted. Work continues, tribe members are slowly trickling in, about 30 of them have joined us on the beach thus far, and we find ourselves with a cross-cultural community that works. Our first earthbag dome is finished and we have begun the second one. We have filtered running water in … Read more
Here’s a group that’s interested in using my plans for their new spiritual center. All text below is from Heavenletters.org. Dear Heavenreaders, Do you remember our intention to build a community in South America? That intention is becoming reality! The vision of Spirit Being Human is to form an international network of sustainable communities through … Read more
This post is quoted from the World Kids Foundation site. The next and perhaps most important step is the need to erect a building site. We are planning to use the earth bag construction method. In most cases, materials for earth bag construction is inexpensive, abundant and accessible. Rice bags and barbed wire are readily … Read more