Our June 2021 Earthbag Building Workshop
We Had Another Amazing Earthbag Workshop Experience Over the Past Weekend. As I’ve Said Before, It’s My Great Privilege to Get to Work With an Intelligent, Diverse Group of Folks.
Add Your Voice To Save Oakland Homeless Cob Village
You May Have Heard Mention of the Cob on Wood Village at Wood Street in Oakland, CA. It Is Perhaps One of the Most Inspiring Projects I’ve Ever Come Across. Natural Building in the Hands of Visionary Folks Can Change the World.
Rising Lumber Prices
Want to Beat Record High Lumber Prices? Build With Earth!
If You've Been to Lowes or Home Depot Lately, You've Noticed Something Remarkable--Exploding Lumber Prices! In the Past Year Alone, Lumber Prices Have Gone up Almost 400%! Build With Earth to Beat This Disturbing Trend.
Why Build Tiny Homes With Earthbags?
The Longer I Build Houses Out of Mostly Earth, The More Advantages I Realize That It Has. We Started Our First Official Earthbag Tiny House During a Workshop in September of 2019. In This Post I Share Why Earthbags Are Ideal for Tiny Homes.
Pictures From Our April 2021 Earthbag Tiny House Workshop
As a Natural Building and Sustainable Living Instructor, I Have the Privilege of Working With Highly Interesting and Intelligent People. Our Latest Earthbag Tiny House Course Was a Perfect Example of This.
Common Misconceptions About Earthbag Building
When We Were Building Our First House, I Routinely Shared Pictures on Facebook. the Reactions Were Quite Muted Until I Shared a Finished Picture of It Plastered. There Was Resounding, Unanimous Applause.
An Earthbag Building Video From the My Little Homestead Family
Most of y'all are probably already familiar with the My Little Homestead family (mylittlehomestead.com). Their youtube videos are some of the most popular on the subject of earthbag building. in…
Our Natural Earthbag Swimming Pool
Earlier this month I submitted an article to Mother Earth News magazine about our natural earthbag pool and about a more conventional one that one of my students built. As…
Using Natural Forces to Make My Earthbag Tiny House More Efficient
How I Made My Earthbag Tiny House Super Energy-Efficient. Natural Forces Such as Gravity, Passive Solar, and Thermal Mass Will Not Fail You. There Is No Danger of Them Breaking as All Electronic and Mechanical Devices Eventually Do.
What is Natural Building? Is It All or Nothing?
In This Post I Examine What the Term Natural Building Means. I Talk About Earthbag, Straw Bale, Cob, and Environmental Impact.