Here’s an update from the Konbit Shelter group who’s finishing their dome in Haiti. Way to go team! Now they’re calling for volunteers to finish a prototype in Pennsylvania (see details below). “Moses, Craig, and myself left Haiti about a week and a half ago. The final week there was so frantic and felt so … Read more
Here’s a message from long time reader and earthbag builder Jeff Bousquet. Jeff was the winner of the Earthbag 2.0 contest and a contributor to my upcoming earthbag book. (Otherwise announcements like this typically appear in the Bulletin Board at EarthbagBuilding.com, our companion site.) I am traveling to Idaho May 18th to help a man … Read more
We are first generation farmers, establishing a small organic farm high in the hills near Mudgee, Australia. Our tools of choice are permaculture, regenerative agriculture, a heap of gumption and a dash of social enterprise. We also teach permaculture, go look at amazing stuff being done elsewhere, and push our two-year old on the swing … Read more
Luis J. Barragàn sent me notice of their new program in Spain, as explained below. Our contribution to the new paradigm of this century is healthy and natural homes made of earth. Me and a group of friends are immerse in an spectacular project, this is the building of adobe houses here in Spain. It … Read more
Scott Howard of Earthen Hand Natural Building does it again! This earthbag cabin in Portland, Oregon was “built mostly during a workshop series in summer 2009. We had a lot of fun with building this house.” Click the link to see more pics. I think roundhouses are the simplest earthbag structures to build, and I … Read more
We had a great workshop last weekend with 20 people here at Phangan Earthworks. Our website is already updated and you can see some images if you like, on the workshops page at the bottom. We will teach one more weekend workshop this year, on 18/19 June 2011. Participants will learn the basics of EB, … Read more