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Help Build a Unique Design in Brazil and Learn

Natural Building Blog Posted on September 20, 2021 by Kelly HartSeptember 20, 2021

I was just notified by Alosha of the Bio-Veda Institute of Arcology about this workshop in Brazil: We are inviting you to Brazil for a natural building workshop, starting on November 5th  2021. We will be building a Wautillarium, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Appropriate Technology, Arches, Building Styles, Ceilings, Climate, Community, Design, Domes, Earthbag Building, Ecological Living, Economics, Education, Filling Bags, Gardening, Homesteading, Renewable Energy, Roofs, Structural aspects | Leave a reply

Earthbag Tiny Home Building

Natural Building Blog Posted on August 18, 2021 by Kelly HartAugust 18, 2021

Here is an article by Morgan Caraway recently published in www.motherearthnews.comMy wife, Mary Jane, and I built our first earthbag home in 2009, after being inspired by the Mother Earth News book Earthbag Building. Our circular house was 20 feet … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Styles, Codes, Design, Earthbag Building, Ecological Living, Economics, Education, Filling Bags, Foundations, Plasters, Roofs, Structural aspects | Leave a reply

Building an Earthbag Tiny House Online Course

Natural Building Blog Posted on October 8, 2020 by Kelly HartOctober 8, 2020

Morgan Caraway, of the Sustainable Life School, has informed me that his new earthbag tiny house class is online at https://sustainablelifeschool.thinkific.com/ He says that, “After over a year of hard work, the online earthbag tiny house course is live! It … Continue reading →

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Using Bags of Sawdust for Insulation

Natural Building Blog Posted on May 4, 2020 by Kelly HartMay 4, 2020

I got this email from Leeann and Cody Gantz: “I am writing to you from central Montana at the foothills of the mountains. Garden zone 4b. Very high wind area. Negative 35 degrees F is very possible here.” “I wanted … Continue reading →

Posted in Ceilings, Earthbag Building, Economics, Filling Bags, Insulation | 4 Replies

African Seed Bank Built From Recycled Materials

Natural Building Blog Posted on January 22, 2020 by Kelly HartJanuary 22, 2020

It is mid-afternoon in Nakuru County, Nairobi, a few meters from the shores of Lake Elementaita. On this day, a group of men and women, old and young, are busy working at a construction site. From a distance, nothing looks … Continue reading →

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Wonder Domes in Joshua Tree

Natural Building Blog Posted on January 4, 2020 by Kelly HartJanuary 4, 2020

Lindsey Andersen of Wonder Domes is building an Off Grid Sustainable Earth Bag Artist Community in the desert of Joshua Tree, California. A California native, Lindsey spent 12 years in NYC producing theater & film, acting, writing music, animating and … Continue reading →

Posted in Appropriate Technology, Bag Material, Building Styles, Climate, Community, Design, Domes, Earthbag Building, Ecological Living, Economics, Filling Bags, Plasters | Leave a reply

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