I had the pleasure of being able to speak to a friend's green building class. We discussed a wide range of topics about homesteading, natural building, community, and more. https://abtech.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=1b2aeca7-2c5d-4a47-950a-afee01061289
Most of my readers are already probably aware, but the greatest danger to earthbags and earthbag structures, is UV exposure. They can handle moisture, impacts, even friggin gunshots and explosions…
Well, we had another bangin' workshop, folks! Numbers wise, this was our biggest yet with about twenty people in attendance. I only managed to get a picture of part of…
Though AI Art Is in It’s Infancy, It Can Still Pump Out Some Pretty Darn Awe-Inspiring Images. I Discovered AI Art a Couple of Weeks Ago and I Must Admit That I’ve Become Quite Addicted to “Fishing”--Typing in a Descriptive Prompt, to See What the Digital Degas Whips Up.
In my spare time (of which there is very little!) I think about what we can do to put all of the plastic our world produces to good use. Obviously…
While We Were in Crestone for Our Latest Workshop, We Got to See an Absolutely Awe-Inspiring Earthbag House Build. As Part of the Workshop Experience, We Went on a Tour of a Nearby Neighbor’s House That Was Under Construction. Our Jaws Dropped When We Saw the Size of It.
Each workshop is unique. This latest one was in transcendent Crestone, Colorado, at the foot of the Rockies. After we arrived at our campground in the mountains, we looked out…
For a number of years I tried to find a domestic supplier of warp knit raschel tubing, used in hyperadobe building, to no avail. For those who don't know about…
Kelly Hart of The Natural Building Blog shared the gorgeous estate of Mickey Muenning, “The Man Who Built Big Sur.” Mary Jane and I lived in Big Sur in 2007 and some of our friends lived in a house built by him, if I’m not mistaken.
"You Don't Have to Live Like a Refugee."Mary Jane's dad basically told me that we were committing suicide. He said, "You don't have to live like a refugee." In late 2008…
