Update on Bionic Soil Road in New Mexico


This is an update on a previous blog post about Bionic Soil that turns soil to stone. In this instance Bionic Soil is used on a road, but the same materials could turn an earthbag house into a stone house.

“A New Mexico company promised to deliver a pothole-proof, waterproof road to people in one of the most impassable communities in our region. 4 Investigates wanted to see if it held up. [KOB said their story about Bionic soil went viral last year.]

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House of Three Tents


Here’s another amazing Faircompanies video.

“When Glen and Gerry bought property in Northern California, they wanted first to live on the land to determine the best place to site their home. They found a company that makes tent cabins and erected three. They’re not of the camping variety, but more semi-permanent fabric shelters sold by Sweetwater Bungalows.

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Natural Homes at Pinterest

Pinterest has thousands of photos of beautiful homes built with natural materials, including this vault which could be built virtually for free.
Pinterest has thousands of photos of beautiful homes built with natural materials, including this vault which could be built virtually for free.

Yesterday I posted a link to nonconventional homes at Pinterest. Afterwards I spent some time skimming the photos and found a few gems worthy of a new blog post.

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