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women peeing outdoors

the first wofati - allerton abbey- version 0.7

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toilet paper alternative- wash with water

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french drain pipe - not for water from above?

Rainwater collection to supplement public water

My Underground house build

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best wood for a wooden spoon

double chamber cob oven plans - download

Here Is Our Micro-Homestead. Enjoy.

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!

Solar Food Dryers?

Ruin and structure sketch [Roundwood tiny house over ruin]

wofati eco building

SEPPers Program: Seriously Excited About Permaculture Pampering!

Best this year

Please help: Rocket Stove in greenhouse does not work

Cattle Panel Greenhouse / Winter Chicken Shelter

the couch balcony - round wood timber framing

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

Help me design my living fence

May 2017: Log-Earthen Cabin Workshop

Open Building Institute

Fascinated with gabions?

Tool thoughts for women

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

Ice Stupa Artificial Glacier Project

Greenhouse of Abundance online course

How I Built A Stand-Alone Rainwater Catchment System

Show me your desert fence

Riving - Splitting Black Locust posts by hand ( video )

Cheap DIY gate hinge

Above ground wet/charged system

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

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

Radical but common sense concepts for Aquaponics

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How to connect IBC tanks for rainwater collection?

Building a root cellar and ice house, pointers appreciated

Above ground wet/charged system

Aluminum Piping, is it safe?

Septic tank compostable?

mold on natural plaster

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

Songs to sing while treading the cob

Questions on flooring and roofing using vaults, arches, bóveda style timbrel / Catalan vaults

Do I have enough time to build earthbag?

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

Tool thoughts for women

Mushroom Sausages

New Earthship-Inspired Design

Most Cost Effective House Type?

Question about pumps for rainwater tank

People, Please Point Me to the Perfect Poop for Plaster (Erica??)

okay, so now what?

WOFATI structure build - Input appreciated!

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

$150 greenhouse (cattle panel) vs. Blizzard...

earth ship

Earthship woes

Long term exterior wood preservation

Will this rainwater catchment system work?

Home sewage treatment plant discharge?

Natural Wool Insulation

Building my first compost toilets! could some of you enlighten me with some ideas?

balecob home on earthbag foundation--building progress

Windshield Greenhouse Glazing

Carrying Pole (Shoulder Pole\Milkmaid's Yoke)

Looking for roommates to live in an Earthship. From May 1st to October 31st. Near Buena Vista Co.

Eco building from wood and ply

One Spot Left! Free Natural Building Internship

Anybody know much about BioMason's bacteria-grown bricks?

Any experience with plasticizing wood with fire and oil?