Information about earthbag building.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzCCEhY0flk I came across this family and their page about a nice little hyperadobe office they built. Hyperadobe differs from earthbag in that the earth is put in mesh tubing…
The above image is Owen Geiger's Subterranean Survival Shelter Plan, available on our website. Last night, I stepped outside around midnight. It was a relatively balmy 63 degrees outside. This…
I haven't posted anything for a minute so I just wanted to leave a quick update. We had a small but eager class for our October plastering workshop. Our participants…
In June, I travelled to Leech Lake Tribal College in Cass Lake, MN to lead an eight-day cob oven and earthbag building workshop. We made pretty incredible progress in that…
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
Earthbag sunscreen
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.