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wofati and earth berm

Thoughts on "green magic" prefab homes?

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woodworking

Workholding chuck for DIY lathe?

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earthen floor

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

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natural building

Natural Building Apprenticeship, 3 Months, Ashland, Oregon

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toilet alternatives

Compost toilet for a village house with very little garden

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woodworking

Hand tools and figured woods

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plumbing

What to do immediately if a pipe bursts (step-by-step)

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greenhouses

Wooden frame Chinese Green House - Best design in Snow-free area

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greenhouses

Greenhouse layout

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tiny house

Skiddable Work Shack

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earthship

Anyone want to Live in an Earthship

3 months ago 4 replies 4

greenhouses

How to make greenhouse "insulated blanket"?

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greenhouses

Shade cloth

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aquaponics

New member likes hydroponics and Kratky

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finishes

Paint made from gum Arabic and hydrated lime? For use on cob.

3 months ago 6 replies 9 6

electrical

Does anyone have experience being forced to plug into the grid when building?

3 months ago 8 replies 2

tiny house

Thought experiment - convert a nissen shed

3 months ago 16 replies 9 5

cob

Original Cinva-Ram for sale

3 months ago 6 replies 2 2

toilet alternatives

Help Me Design the "Taj Mahal" of Outhouses

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cob

Cob building in Georgia

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plumbing

How to unclog a long culvert?

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natural building

My home

3 months ago 9 replies 7

wofati and earth berm

Year round greenhouse in Maine

3 months ago 0 replies

toilet alternatives

Experimenting with the willow feeder idea...

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earthship

Let's build earth ships? Northern California

3 months ago 4 replies

tiny house

Feedback after 6 years of living in a self-built container

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tiny house

Shipping container house?

3 months ago 25 replies 4 11

tiny house

Are container homes actually cheaper to build?

3 months ago 2 2 3

greenhouses

Using Good hay bales as Chinese-style Greenhouse insulation. Can I maintian feed quality

3 months ago 3 replies 1

straw bale house

Straw bales for temporary enclosure walls within an existing greenhouse

3 months ago 2 replies

stone work

Four Component Vault -Scalable

4 months ago 5 replies 1 1

cob

Re-plastering necessary for cob/Adobe if it is not exposed to the elements?

4 months ago 7 replies 3

greenhouses

Very cold climate and walipini/pit greenhouse

4 months ago 34 replies 1 3 7

stone work

Potential breakthrough in Roman Concrete

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toilet alternatives

30 Years Of Composting Humanure

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woodworking

Women learning how to build infrastructure

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stone work

Did I make a big mistake with my stone foundation?

4 months ago 2 replies 1 1

wofati and earth berm

Water vs. Structures on slopes

4 months ago 25 replies 1 3 7

cob

Cob goat structure

4 months ago 7 replies

roundwood and timber framing

Ringbarking & Blæking

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natural building

Bamboo building resources and inspiration

4 months ago 4 replies 5 7

cob

Sensationalist rage bait about cob houses

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tiny house

I built an A frame tiny home.

2 years ago 14 replies 6 6

toilet alternatives

The original compost toilet!

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