Our October 2022 Earthbag Tiny House Workshop
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…
AI Art – The Future is Here and it Loves to Paint Happy Little Natural Buildings
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.
Azure Printed Homes – 3D Printed Tiny Houses
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…
An Incredibly Ambitious Scoria Earthbag House
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.
Transcendent Days and Nights: Our June 2022 Earthbag Workshop
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…
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A US Hyperadobe Supplier
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…
Mickey Muenning’s Organic Architecture in Big Sur
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.
DIY Dirtbags: Earthbag Building and the Punk Rock Ethos
"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…
Earthships Go Mainstream on CNBC
From a New Video on CNBC: ‘Mike Reynolds, 76, Started Building “Earthships” in Taos, New Mexico, More Than Half a Century Ago. For Many Years, Most People Thought He Was Nuts. Why Is This Idiot Using Garbage to Build With, and Why Is This Idiot Trying to Make Buildings That Don’t Need Utilities?
Inexpensive (Earthbag, Natural, and Conventional) Building
People Doing Conventional Stick-Frame Building These Days Are Getting Sticker Shock. Lumber Prices Blew up Early in the Age of COVID and Everything Else Has Followed Suit. Follow These Tips for Affordable Earthbag and Natural Building.