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Mike's passive solar greenhouse design/build

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greenhouses

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Making a paper clay dollhouse/castle

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toilet alternatives

tree bog vs. dry outhouse

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greenhouses

Greenhouse Rocket Stove

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cob

double chamber cob oven plans - download

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greenhouses

I'm finally getting a greenhouse

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french drain pipe - not for water from above?

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toilet paper alternative- wash with water

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Electrosensitivity - Can Earth-Sheltered and/or Earthen-Walled Structures Help Us?

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stone work

How hard can it be? Rock wall repair

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greenhouses

My green/hoop-house thingy build

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natural building

Lead Paint on the ceiling of a Kitchen with a Wood Cook Stove

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What do you sit on, and why does it matter, and much more?

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wofati and earth berm

Post Frame Gabion Wall Berm House Build

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tiny house

Skiddable Work Shack

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finishes

Is the tar from the mid-1800's the same stuff as today?

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natural building

Most cost effective small building technique

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rainwater catchment

Existing potable water cistern

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toilet alternatives

Help me design a very small bucket outhouse

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plumbing

My plumber just earned £2280/hour... not sure whether to be pleased or not

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rainwater catchment

Ways to get water for low cost/free to offset costs?

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electrical

Off grid A/C solutions?

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natural building

Project creep - Hobbit Forge

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natural building

Very thin insulation and flooring?

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toilet alternatives

Experimenting with the willow feeder idea...

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fencing

fencing or barrier to withstand vehicles

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rainwater catchment

How do you know your water is clean?

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roundwood and timber framing

Question about load bearing capacity of structure

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Advice for off-grid office electric

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earthen floor

Earth floor sealer... Cow urine, banana tree sap, oxblood? Alternatives to oil/solvent seal.

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toilet alternatives

WORST that could happen? Soil/water contamination risks (and remedies)

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tiny house

We have a new opening

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woodworking

wood floor of shed got soaked by de-icing salt, now never gets dry

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toilet alternatives

earth auger style toilet

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tiny house

Shed style tiny house (not THOW) please help me avoid reinventing the wheel/tell me what you learned

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natural building

Living Sedum Roof

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stone work

Repairing a Stone Wall on a Kentucky Barn

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tiny house

Skiddable Work Shack

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tiny house

640 square ft. modified shed to cozy cabin

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toilet alternatives

I need ideas/pictures for bucket composting toilets that might please someone used to flush toilets

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toilet alternatives

Updates on my Flush Vermicomposting Toilet Design

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plumbing

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straw bale house

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earthen floor

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toilet alternatives

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natural building

Underground dwellings and ventilation

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tiny house

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toilet alternatives

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woodworking

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grey water

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greenhouses

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rainwater catchment

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cob

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greenhouses

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earthen floor

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grey water

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natural building

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greenhouses

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natural building

A House Built of Bottles

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greenhouses

Solar cooker / greenhouse?

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natural building

Concrete slabs

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roundwood and timber framing

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Most cost effective small building technique

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stone work

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