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Earthbag Workshop in Missouri

Natural Building Blog Posted on March 10, 2013 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Earthbag Construction: One of the most practical structures is a multi-purpose structure that can serve as emergency shelters, temporary or permanent housing, root cellars or any conceivable structure.

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Posted in Earthbag Building, Workshops | Tagged DIY, dome, earth dome, earthbag dome, earthbag workshop, hurricane resistant, natural building, root cellar, tornado resistant | 9 Replies

Emergency Earthbag Shelter with Reciprocal Roof

Natural Building Blog Posted on January 20, 2013 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Our blog has quite a few free emergency shelters for various purposes. All designs can be found on this blog using the built-in the search engine. Free detailed plans for these shelters are on our Free House Plans page. I’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Earthbag Building | Tagged alternative roof, disaster shelter, DIY, earthbag shelter, Emergency Shelter, green building, low cost, natural building, reciprocal roof, root cellar | 18 Replies

Stone Builders, Mound Builders and the Giants of Ancient America

Natural Building Blog Posted on November 27, 2012 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Who built these structures and when? Why? I think you’ll be surprised with Vieira’s claims. No one taught this to me in school! Whatever your conclusions, you’ll have to agree this is some amazing stonework. The link below to a … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged ancient, ancient buildings, ancient structures, green building, Jim Vieira, mound builders, native americans, natural building, root cellar, stone building | 6 Replies

Grain Bin Root Cellar

Natural Building Blog Posted on April 7, 2012 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“This is a root cellar we built out of an old grain bin that was going to be sold for scrap metal. When we had our CSA farm in Montana we needed a place to store vegetables to eat through … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Economics, Emergency Shelter, Introduction | Tagged earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag house, grain bin, root cellar, silo, underground | 2 Replies

Norwegian Jordkjeller (Earth Cellar)

Natural Building Blog Posted on November 8, 2011 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Here’s a comment by poster ilekjer at Instructables.com: I was actually planning to build an earth-cellar, kinda like the ones built here in Norway for a couple of thousand years. They were/is used primarily for storing vegetables and food. They … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Styles, Design, Domes, Economics, Introduction, Roofs, Structural aspects | Tagged earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag home, earthbag house, jordekeller, jordkjellar, root cellar, rootcellar | Leave a reply

Alderleaf Earthbag Rootcellar

Natural Building Blog Posted on October 16, 2011 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“With patience and persistence, many hands came together to make the Superadobe Root Cellar project possible. The project is now very near completion, with the main body of work completed. Here Danny R., Phil J. and Steve N. celebrate a … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Styles, Community, Design, Domes, Economics, Emergency Shelter, Introduction, Structural aspects | Tagged dome, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag dome, earthbag home, earthbag house, earthbag rootcellar, root cellar, rootcellar, sand bag | 1 Reply

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