“I’ve started doing youtube updates on our earthbag earthship on our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxL6Ldw2ehVAnvv2mH75htQ. Also, we’re going to be having another workshop on building high-quality, low-cost structures (including earthbag buildings) on September 23rd and 24th at Bottom Leaf Intentional Community, details at http://sustainablelifeschool.com. Thanks, Morgan.
Earthbag/Scoria Bag Building Online Workshop
I woke up the other day with a new idea for online training to help people build their own small sustainable homes. If five or more couples/households sign up for this training program then I could guide them through the building process for a reasonable fee over the Internet using email and Skype.
Tiny House Sailboat
Hi Owen, This is a website to keep an eye on: https://quidnon.blogspot.ca/
The video: Quidnon C: A houseboat that sails
Is Your Food Safe? Heavy Metals Found in Rice and Rice Products
Lots of homesteaders and natural builders eat simple foods like rice, beans, vegetables, etc. and so I was surprised to see the following article about toxic heavy metals in rice. Many types of rice and rice products now contain alarming levels of arsenic, lead, cadmium and other dangerous substances. I’ve quoted a few key points from the article below. You can read the full article here.
A Review on Stabilization of Soil using Various Admixtures
Abstract: The need of developing soil stability with low cost and environment friendly is necessary. In this paper, various articles have been reviewed in order to discuss the various economical and effective ground improvement techniques (GIT). In those articles the various stabilizing agents employed for soil stabilization are lime, fujibeton, renolith, fly ash, quarry dust, waste fibers and bio-enzymes such as Terrazyme, Permazyme and bacillus megaterium.
Giethoorn: The Town Without Roads
“Most of us town-and-city dwellers spend our days pounding hard, paved ground. But in Giethoorn, Holland, residents float through canals. Built without roads, a series of waterways and bridges connect the town’s 2,400 residents. This incredible aquatic infrastructure has even earned the town the nickname “Little Venice.” We have to admit, a life without asphalt, gridlock and the DMV sounds pretty enchanting.”