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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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natural building

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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roundwood and timber framing

Patience Is Not Easy

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natural building

Using perlite/ lime cement as insulation

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greenhouses

What millimeter polycarbonate? Help

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natural building

Interlocking Bricks

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roundwood and timber framing

Humid Tropic Home Designs

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natural building

renovation guidance

5 months ago 4 replies

cob

Uncovered patio made with cob

5 months ago 3 replies

electrical

Salt Water Electricity?

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cob

I want to build an adobe home in Georgia -- do you think it's feasible in this rainy/humid climate?

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cob

Cob Wall Abutting Another Wall -- Okay?

5 months ago 2 replies

natural building

Keeping Track of Costs - Big Book of Receipts. (Insert dramatic piano chords)

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tiny house

painting yurt

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finishes

Earthen plaster on conventional walls

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greenhouses

Making a perfect square is HARD!

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aquaponics

How to grow herbs & keep fish for cheap! Easy, small scale aquaponics DIY

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natural building

septic permit question ( VT ) - how to keep cost down

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stone work

Well refurbishment

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passive solar

Greenhouse as passive solar housing shell

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earth bag

Reinforced walls and building roof trusses into them

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tiny house

Need feedback on pros and cons of using Polar Sheds as a tiny house

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natural building

2019 Green Homes Tour

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plumbing

Laundry water + pumping

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composting toilet

Humanure Composting vs Alternatives - Why Go More Complex?

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wofati and earth berm

My earthen shelter build

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roundwood and timber framing

girdling, scarring standing trees

6 months ago 11 replies

greenhouses

Walipini, underground greenhouse, geothermal greenhouse

6 months ago 3 replies

cob

cutting bottles for glass tubes - best way to do a lot?

6 months ago 8 replies 1 1

woodworking

nest eggs

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fencing

Grateful Dead Hedge

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composting toilet

Human Pee With Ash Is a Natural Fertilizer, Study Says

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fencing

Anyone use mirrors in the dark area of a garden?

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natural building

Anybody have customer feedback for earthblock international services consulting

6 months ago 0 replies

natural building

Help with simple outhouse framing

6 months ago 4 replies

roundwood and timber framing

How to fasten dimensional lumber rafters to round timber ridge beam.

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stone work

Papercrete

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wofati and earth berm

Round earth-sheltered structure?

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finishes

Durable natural wooden floor finishes?

6 months ago 1 reply 1 1

rainwater catchment

Water Temp inside rainwater collection tanks?

6 months ago 5 replies

fencing

electric dog fence

6 months ago 4 replies 2

earthship

Our Pseudo Earthship - 20,000 Tires

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fencing

High-tensile electrified fencing for goats and cattle: upsides and downsides?

6 months ago 9 replies 4 1

natural building

Cast Iron Stove Repair Question - Rust/degradation at joint

6 months ago 3 replies 1 1

natural building

Comparison of Multiple Building Techniques

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passive solar

Improving insulation and passive cooling to existing home in southern Oregon

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