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cob

Cob, daub, adobe, etc. What are all the natural "concretes" and what are they sourced from?

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women peeing outdoors

the first wofati - allerton abbey- version 0.7

Underground housing

greenhouse suck factor

toilet paper alternative- wash with water

Ant Wofati Progression

french drain pipe - not for water from above?

Rainwater collection to supplement public water

My Underground house build

Rocket stoves in Greenhouses , our own forum topic

Here Is Our Micro-Homestead. Enjoy.

SEPPers Program: Seriously Excited About Permaculture Pampering!

double chamber cob oven plans - download

Greenhouse Rocket Stove

best wood for a wooden spoon

Solar Food Dryers?

junkpole fence: freaky cheap chicken/deer fence made from wood typically thrown away

I built a Cinva-Ram CEB press, and I made it easier for you to build one too!

Ruin and structure sketch [Roundwood tiny house over ruin]

wofati eco building

Best this year

Please help: Rocket Stove in greenhouse does not work

Help me design my living fence

New Greenhouse build with thermal mass storage; air-to-water heat exchange system

Cattle Panel Greenhouse / Winter Chicken Shelter

the couch balcony - round wood timber framing

Fascinated with gabions?

willow feeder #3 - willowonka - roundwood timber framing on skids

Greenhouse of Abundance online course

How I Built A Stand-Alone Rainwater Catchment System

Seeking fencing ideas for a small lot in the city with a problem neighbor

Show me your desert fence

balecob home on earthbag foundation--building progress

Riving - Splitting Black Locust posts by hand ( video )

Our earthbag earthship

Cheap DIY gate hinge

Need advice, gotta get a real roof on my cabin offgrid im living in it

Above ground wet/charged system

First attempt to harvest water. Simple, but maybe a bad idea?

Radical but common sense concepts for Aquaponics

Goal: Truly power free Aquaponics?

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Questions on building a cob house

Juniper ash as calcium suppliment

Tropical fruit in the Pacific Northwest?

350L p/min grey water treatment. Need help and input

How large a tank to keep from freezing in zone 4b Wisconsin?

building on foundation of posts

Use of bamboo in grey water treatment?

Our earthbag earthship

Growing herbs in the aquarium?

Leaning wood Quonset help

Earthern floor (or slab) on expansive soil

Earthen floors and ants

Exposed wood surface treatment

Potable rainwater set-up cost

Non-toxic alternative to ashaplt

Chicken coop designs - pros/cons using earth bags?

Building with aspen cordwood

Rain barrels

Cold vented attic - to membrane or not

Anyone make thier own pine tar?

Oil for deck

Building a slipform wall on a post frame home?

Septic tank compostable?

Favorite plaster everything

Earthbag Homes in Maine...is it possible? anyone have one?

Dreams VS. Reality

General Earthship Dimensions

Raised Earth Foundations

national forest summer homes program vs private property?

INSULATION: Foam board shavings as insulation?

earthbag bags

Cob - Does it work in central TN? Does it mold?

Septic Tank Conversions

The water features of Dockside Green. A waste water success story.

Humanure flushing toilets and worm farms

Composting Outhouse Toilet