Nearly a decade ago, Gaytri Bhatia gave up a well-paying job as an environmental analyst with the United States Environmental Protection Agency in Boston and moved back to India to take over her family’s ten acre farm and orchard. She has been transforming it from primarily mango production to a much more diverse food forest. … Read more
In an article titled “Students rebuild communities with sustainable bamboo architecture,” published in www.northbynorthwestern.com it is explained that after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck coastal Ecuador in 2016, the country suffered from severe damages and casualties. The use of heavy building materials was to blame for some of the casualties. Because of the damages from … Read more
This is not really about natural building, but it is a very encouraging step toward regenerating our environment. A massive Great Green Wall is being built in Africa where people from 20 countries are joining forces to grow a thicket of drought-resistant trees across about 6,000 miles of land at the southern edge of the … Read more
Quail Springs is an experiment in sustainable living that is part educational and part social exercise. Living on this 450 acres in California’s high desert is complex, with a farm, a greenhouse, composting toilets, yurts, naturally crafted buildings, 11 staff members, a handful of interns who come and go, and lots of outdoor space. Permaculture … Read more