Most people think of a tiny house as glorified trailer, or small shack on wheels. We are building neither of those things. Instead we’ve opted for a small footprint of 450sf and cement foundation. So it won’t ever move and it is slightly larger than the traditional max of 400sf. The walls and roof are…
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The Sociable Weaver builds it’s nest in community
The Sociable Weavers (Philetairus socius) build these incredible communal nests one straw at a time using a technique called thatching.
Earthen Buildings are much more durable than we think
Chinese Tulous were built centuries ago and are made of rammed earth, a natural building technique. Time to reevaluate building practices.
Final part of the West Coast trip
After Sebastopol, we stopped over at Emerald Earth for the night and had some good conversations and even better dinner. It was our first night sleeping in a natural home. How amazing it was, not a single foul chemical to be perceived. When we got there it felt like we were in the middle of…
Emerald Earth Natural Building Intensive
Ever since I found out about natural building, I realized it was something I just had to get into. Having been in and out of the ceramics world for over two decades now, it seemed a natural progression to sculpt homes. If you have never been in a passive solar designed natural home, I highly…
Book Shelf: The Hand Sculpted House
I got this book in preparation for a week long natural building workshop I’ll be attending in early August. This is written by pioneers of the American cob renaissance Ianto Evans, Michael G. Smith, and Linda Smiley. Just getting into the meat of it, but could not help but post about it. So far it’s…