Free downloadable version (photocopied pages) of Matts Myhrman’s classic straw bale book for private use. The easy to understand explanations and simple line drawings make it a joy to read and refer to as you’re building. Although this book is 99% excellent information, readers are warned of a few errors in this somewhat dated book. One example is do not use bales under a slab floor as shown.
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Sedgwick, Maine is first town to declare total food sovereignty
Sedgwick, Maine is first town to declare total food sovereignty, opposing state and federal laws
This is the right attitude toward gaining back our basic rights, whether it’s food rights (the right to buy and sell meat, eggs and produce with neighbors) or building codes. So even though the article may seem off-topic, it’s really not.
Costa Rica Earthbag Time Lapse
Earthbag House Time-lapse – February/March 2013 from The Yoga Farm on Vimeo.
February/March 2013 This is 6 weeks of work in 2 and a half minutes :)
Plenitud Earthbag Roundhouse Workshop in Puerto Rico
Hello Owen,
My name is Tyler Nesbit. I am a friend and co-worker of Owen Ingley of Plenitud Initiativas Eco-Educativas. Would you please share this call for Earthbag Building Interns on your Natural Building Blog?
Survival Food Forest with Chickens: Zero to 10 Years Tour!
“Clip from the new “Surviving Collapse – Designing your way to Abundance” is a story on how Geoff Lawton discovered permaculture and what he did to prepare for any global crisis.