How We Built A Low Cost Tornado Shelter

How We Built A Low Cost [Earthbag] Tornado Shelter by Pamela Swackhammer
How We Built A Low Cost [Earthbag] Tornado Shelter by Pamela Swackhammer

Yea, another earthbag book. Kelly and I just published our new books (see links on right side of page if you missed them). There’s this new book on building earthbag tornado shelters. Plus there’s another earthbag book coming out any day that we’ll blog about soon.

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Earthbag Building DVD Now Available as High Speed Download

Earthbag Building DVD Now Available as High Speed Download
Earthbag Building DVD Now Available as High Speed Download

You can still order physical copies of my Earthbag Building DVD from Amazon, but now you can also get the DVD via high speed download direct from the Internet. This is ideal for those in other countries and for people who don’t want to wait ten days or so for a DVD to arrive through the mail. Plus, the cost is only $20 instead of $28. See our sales page for ordering information.

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Middle Wood: Living in an Eco-Community


“In this video I take you to a place where I used to live. Its name is Middle Wood; located East of Lancaster, near the small village of Wray. From the car park we walk to the communal area and then down the long path towards the river. During this time I’ll talk about my days of living there and what I faced.”

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Shredded Styrofoam in Earthbags

My name is Roberta, I live in Minnesota. I am writing because I am interested in building an Insulated Earthbag house and I have a few questions. I am thinking about building a play house first to try and then a home. I have been researching lots of different building materials and ideas. I was … Read more

Seeking the Good Life in America, Part 1


“Like many of us, Joy is not content with the high consumption modern lifestyle we live in the United States. So she journeys to three different intentional communities – places where people have chosen to share land and resources in all kinds of creative ways – and documents her experiences. The result is a fun and engaging crash course in sustainable living, thinking outside of the box, and finding positive solutions in an increasingly challenging world.”

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