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Soil cement irrigation ponds/tanks

Natural Building Blog Posted on November 7, 2017 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“For irrigation purposes, especially for fresh vegetable cash crop production in water deficit areas, water is collected in ponds from springs or small streams. The ponds are lined and sealed with sheet membranes (200 g/m2 fibre-reinforced plastic sheets, Silpaulin). The … Continue reading →

Posted in Earthbag Building | Tagged diy pond, diy water tank, earthbag pond, earthbag water tank, irrigation pond, natural building, sustainable building, water tank | 6 Replies

Earthbag Rainwater Cistern

Natural Building Blog Posted on July 22, 2015 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Here’s the rainwater cistern from dream to (almost) done! Built with earthbags and a custom liner.

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Posted in Earthbag Building | Tagged DIY, earthbag, earthbag cistern, earthbag house, earthbag water tank, ecofriendly, low cost, natural building, sustainable, water tank | 5 Replies

Earthbag Water Tank Instructable

Natural Building Blog Posted on November 15, 2014 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Check out my new how-to article at Instructables.com on building earthbag water tanks. I pulled together content from previous blog posts, added a drawing and edited everything into one concise article. Let me know what you think. Instructables.com is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscaping | Tagged cistern, DIY, earthbag, earthbag water tank, ecofriendly, ferrocement, low cost, roofwater, roofwater storage, water tank | 9 Replies

Concrete Water Tanks Versus Earthbag Water Tanks

Natural Building Blog Posted on November 13, 2014 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

I wrote in a previous blog post how I’m loving earthbag water tanks. My fascination with these water tanks jumped up a notch after reading an article about the difficulties of building a concrete water tank. From what I’ve recently … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscaping | Tagged cistern, concrete watr tank, earthbag water tank, ferrocement, ferrocement tank, low cost, natural building, roofwater, water storage, water tank | 13 Replies

Earthbag Water Tank, Mele Village, Vanuatu

Natural Building Blog Posted on November 7, 2014 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

We were pleasantly surprised to see this earthbag water tank just down the road from a house we (Liz’s group) were building. The church group saw our project and on their own figured out how to use the same earthbag … Continue reading →

Posted in Earthbag Building | Tagged cistern, DIY, earthbag, earthbag water tank, ferrocement, natural building, roofwater, roofwater catchment, water tank | 4 Replies

Earthbag Water Tanks

Natural Building Blog Posted on November 6, 2014 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

We’ve nearly finished an earthbag water tank with narrow tubes that cost $200 in materials. Plastic tanks this size retail for around $1,350 in Vanuatu, so this design costs far less than the main competing product. It won’t blow away … Continue reading →

Posted in Earthbag Building | Tagged affordable, cement, crushed limestone, earthbag, earthbag tube, earthbag water tank, ferrocement, low cost, sustainable, water tank | 17 Replies

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