“The Haitian National Congress (HNC) asked me to conduct training next May for bright and eager Haitian adult citizens who want to become entrepreneurs, nudge their country more toward functional democracy, learn problem solving skills and learn free enterprise practices that will increase their personal income. These trainees will then return to each of Haiti’s … Read more
Long time readers already know what’s available, but we’re constantly getting new readers. We hit another record this past month, so I’ll briefly recap what is available on our sites. Virtually everything you need to know to build your own earthbag home is free on our websites. Here are a few examples: YouTube Free videos … Read more
I found these pics on Inspiration Green and have been unable to find more information. The photos are by Justin Martin. Please leave a comment if you know more about this home. It’s a good example of a house many homeowners would be interested in owning. It also looks like a contractor built house and … Read more
“I have now finished my first sand bag dome…well almost. It was a great experience, however lonely, as I moved over 25 tonnes of sand by hand, mixed it with cement and put it in the bags myself. I am excitedly happy with the result thus far. The dome was built at a significant Aboriginal … Read more
“Last week was full of great events and hard work. The second phase has begun construction of the bedroom and begin to delineate which are the parts of the building: rooms, bathrooms, showers. As regards the Dome, we are building the mezzanine floor, the rooms and we have hired three beautiful ladies to make the … Read more
GERES won an Ashden Award in 2009 for their work building solar greenhouses in Ladakh, India. They have now started construction of similar structures in Kyrgystan. The Himalayan winter isn’t kind to vegetables. Temperatures as low as -25 centigrade and low rainfall mean that crops grow for only 90 days a year. In winter the … Read more