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grey water

women peeing outdoors

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wofati and earth berm

the first wofati - allerton abbey- version 0.7

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wofati and earth berm

Underground housing

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greenhouses

greenhouse suck factor

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greenhouses

Mike's passive solar greenhouse design/build

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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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natural building

double chamber cob oven plans - download

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natural building

Building materials for doll house/castle? Cardboard???

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rainwater catchment

Rainwater collection to supplement public water

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fencing

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

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wofati and earth berm

My Underground house build

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composting toilet

tree bog vs. dry outhouse

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woodworking

best wood for a wooden spoon

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fencing

Help me design my living fence

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woodworking

Solar Food Dryers?

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natural building

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

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tiny house

Here Is Our Micro-Homestead. Enjoy.

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natural building

Building materials for doll house/castle? Cardboard???

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Preliminary ideas for housing 6 Boots

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composting toilet

Humanure vs my reality and codes

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greenhouses

WyOasis (in the snow) Greenhouse Build

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greenhouses

WyOasis (in the snow) Greenhouse Build

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natural building

Window quilts (or other window insulation solutions) for Allerton Abbey (Wofati 0.7) at Wheaton Labs

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roundwood and timber framing

Design: Solarium at Wheaton Labs: Design Conversation

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plumbing

Somehow I have air in my plumbing?

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electrical

Why I don't want my farm to be reliant on electricity

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woodworking

Are draw knives and planers that horrible?

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earthen floor

tin can floor

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cob

Two Story Cob Barndominium Homestead 18 months+

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natural building

How Vile is Concrete?

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natural building

natural, semi-affordable flooring in a prexisting house?

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grey water

Medication Chart - for poop and pee

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greenhouses

Heated Greenhouse

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greenhouses

Heated Greenhouse

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electrical

Help electric light wiring weird

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stone work

Splitting large rocks

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stone work

Splitting large rocks

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greenhouses

Infiltrate or drain water in small terraces ?

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greenhouses

Front yard cold frame/cloche

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wofati and earth berm

How long does it take to grow a Wofati grove to build a wofati of modest means?

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cob

Earthen Floor Materials

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natural building

a natural building and permaculture internship in northern thailand, January 29 – February 11 2020

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plumbing

level 10,000 ultra-purist wooden, bamboo, glass, or ceramic pipes discussion thread

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natural building

Systems we don't talk about enough

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stone work

How do I seal crevices in dry stack wall to prevent gophers from pushing dirt out onto patio?

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greenhouses

looking for a porous fabric to cover a greenhouse

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stone work

Rendering/cladding a herb spiral

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stone work

Getting a big rock out of a hole

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woodworking

Turned Boxes

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greenhouses

Zone 9 shade greenhouse plants?

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earth bag

earth bag round house

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earthen floor

Earth floor question.

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passive solar

Passive air conditioning of a Maryland house: ideas and brainstorming

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natural building

Alternatives to petroleum based insulation for basements

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natural building

Limestone Plaster Source Question

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greenhouses

Greenhouse lean-to a porch/veranda

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earthship

Phoenix Inspired but smaller

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natural building

Is Anyone Here Following Developments in Hemp Construction Methods

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cob

termite infestation in mud block house

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natural building

Free Excerpt from the book Essential Hempcrete Construction

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fencing

Desert Fencing

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natural building

Conflicting Opinions on the use of Cob in Vermont - Any Thoughts?

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natural building

WTH! Choosing a Building Method has Been More Challenging than I Imagined

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roundwood and timber framing

Lifting roundwood posts without power equipment

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natural building

natural, semi-affordable flooring in a prexisting house?

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greenhouses

How hard is it to become self-sufficient in tomatoes all year long?

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natural building

Natural building in Russia

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stone work

Sources of free rocks/stones

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natural building

Building a Timber Framed House on Dry Stack Foundation

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electrical

Two Glass Fuse Fuse Block Question and Unusual Electrical Event

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passive solar

Homemade Foam Generator / Solar Heat Sink Floor

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roundwood and timber framing

10 x 10 ft Shed Shelter Gazebo Pergola CarPort Idea & Build From Rough-Cut Lumber Off The Land

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rainwater catchment

Earthbag rainwater tank

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rainwater catchment

low power pump for water pressure ?

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composting toilet

Change from sawdust to nature's head toilet?

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natural building

$5000 House on the High Plains Challenge

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greenhouses

New Greenhouse Design

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woodworking

coopering...making wooden buckets

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grey water

Science of greywater treatment?

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wofati and earth berm

Looking for Noise Barrier Ideas

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aquaponics

Dabbling with (very) small scale aquaponics

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rainwater catchment

Building an earthbag cistern

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