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composting toilet

women peeing outdoors

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wofati and earth berm

the first wofati - allerton abbey- version 0.7

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Underground housing

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greenhouses

greenhouse suck factor

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greenhouses

Rocket stoves in Greenhouses , our own forum topic

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natural building

french drain pipe - not for water from above?

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wofati and earth berm

Ant Wofati Progression

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composting toilet

toilet paper alternative- wash with water

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rainwater catchment

Rainwater collection to supplement public water

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cob

double chamber cob oven plans - download

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wofati and earth berm

My Underground house build

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fencing

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

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woodworking

Solar Food Dryers?

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fencing

Help me design my living fence

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woodworking

best wood for a wooden spoon

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greenhouses

Mike's passive solar greenhouse design/build

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tiny house

Here Is Our Micro-Homestead. Enjoy.

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greenhouses

Please help: Rocket Stove in greenhouse does not work

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greenhouses

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

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wofati and earth berm

The $50 and Up Underground House Book by Mike Oehler - digital download

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cob

Dale's cob house, in the Philippines has morphed-I am moving there, taking over,adopting family etc.

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roundwood and timber framing

James' log cabin build

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greenhouses

Cheapest green house builds? Gardening shouldn't cost money

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rainwater catchment

water for the future: capturing seasonal rainfall for future generations

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natural building

PEP BB roundwood.sand.club - club style mallet from hand tools

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roundwood and timber framing

What do you wish your home had, and what do you love in your home?

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woodworking

Are draw knives and planers that horrible?

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tiny house

Fertilizer on our Tiny Home

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fencing

Looking for Noise Barrier Ideas

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natural building

Maintaining a "modern" home with natural building?

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composting toilet

2019 ATC (Appropriate Technology Course) in Montana

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roundwood and timber framing

Log Cabin Day: Jun 25

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roundwood and timber framing

Do you have an old-fashioned sawbuck? Do you have ANY sawbuck? How'd you make it? Let us see it!

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natural building

Oh the stories it could tell

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stone work

Tony, the 90 year old stone builder.

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woodworking

Can one make cedar shingles without a froe-like device?

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stone work

Tools for a Child to do Stonemasonry/carve rocks/have fun chiseling at them?

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tiny house

cabin project first pic

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woodworking

Wayne's Alaskan mill modifications

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stone work

dry stack retaining wall

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stone work

Wood Ashes Make Cement?!

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tiny house

In your opinion, best tiny house website(s)?

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wofati and earth berm

Easiest simplest wofati?

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composting toilet

3 wheely bins of poo

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natural building

Falling in Love with Papercrete, but... Its Paper???

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natural building

2018 ICC IRC building codes

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plumbing

Below-ground thermal/insulation question.

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greenhouses

Subterranean Heating Cooling System

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greenhouses

30' Gothic Arch house

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roundwood and timber framing

Root Cellar Suggestions

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greenhouses

build your own hoop bender - how to find correct radius?

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woodworking

Making bamboo skewers

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greenhouses

Please help: Rocket Stove in greenhouse does not work

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aquaponics

Can aquaponics really be permaculture?

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earth bag

locations with no zoning/building permits

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natural building

Lime stabilised barn floor

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tiny house

AIR-CRETE Tiny House off grid option?

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natural building

The birth of a wooden house

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grey water

Oxygen bleach

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tiny house

New development - free Airstream trailer?!

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aquaponics

No-electricity automatic waterer

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straw bale house

Straw Bale construction, free classes in North Georgia

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natural building

experiential natural building workshop - earthbag construction workshop

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natural building

Rocket mass underfloor heating - in a roundhouse

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rainwater catchment

Living reservoir plants

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woodworking

dowel making jig

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tiny house

Tiny house in Portugal for sale

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natural building

Magnesium Oxide Cement

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natural building

Maintaining a "modern" home with natural building?

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electrical

A really detailed explanation of Thermoelectric Coolers for refrigeration

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roundwood and timber framing

How do I make a roundwood pergola?

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cob

Why is cement render harmful to Cob houses?

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rainwater catchment

Low water pressure in water lines

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fencing

Pallets and Adobe

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earth bag

Connecting Superadobe vs Rectangle

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cob

termite infestation in mud block house

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wofati and earth berm

10 Myths about wofati, and Facts

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natural building

Sky Bluing About Taking Shou Sugi Ban to the Max...

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earth bag

Tucson / Pima County / Southeast Arizona

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natural building

Any Arizona county (besides Cochise) which allow “non-traditional” building? Or California? Or...?

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cob

Reed in Cob-mixture?

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tiny house

Ventilation system

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greenhouses

Anyone familiar with grow lights???

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earth bag

EcoDomeHome - Live Workshop in Nepal BioDynamic Farm

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cob

Cob in Small Yurt

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