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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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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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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, 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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natural building

Grain Bin House ?

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Wattle form tiny house or several connected

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roundwood and timber framing

Modified post and beam framing question

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rainwater catchment

Why is rain so much better than watering with rainwater?

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composting toilet

Long term haybale urinal?

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wofati and earth berm

Underground housing

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natural building

Shreded/chipped bamboo as filler instead of hemp in hempcrete

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earth bag

Hyperadobe craft studio in the UK

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wofati and earth berm

Podcast Idea: lessons learned so far with WOFATIs

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natural building

Foundations, basements, berming; what should I read to become an expert?

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roundwood and timber framing

cordwood houses

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finishes

Need Help With Concrete Floor

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rainwater catchment

Brian Kerkvliet Regenerative Ag Transition Presentation - featuring Water Cachment Methods

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stone work

Arches and Buttresses in a Cheese Cellar

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natural building

Codes compliance information

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electrical

Anyone using induction ranges, is it possible off-grid?

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grey water

Reed bed for irrigation ditch water

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grey water

My Grandmother's Grey Water setup

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passive solar

Help wiring 4 12volt batteries to make 24 volts

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passive solar

What is the Adiabatic cooling system?

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natural building

Onion Roofs....fire proofing and edible

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natural building

Concrete block rocket stove

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finishes

Cow Dung for Cob house Plaster?

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passive solar

It's 111°f outside today (August 3, 2018) here in Southern france.

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tiny house

caravans

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natural building

Root re-enforced earthen structures.

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stone work

Best way to use shale rocks for pathways

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greenhouses

Insulating Greenhouse - Walls and Ground?

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straw bale house

Free Straw Bale Internship- Living Building Challenge

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earth bag

Tucson / Pima County / Southeast Arizona

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natural building

wood ash and soil cement

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composting toilet

Wheelie bins and humanure haciendas

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natural building

Absolute cheapest building method?

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composting toilet

Need help Identifying a Composting Toilet

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natural building

Rammed Earth construction cost (semi DIY)

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natural building

New here! North GA Mountian earth home building ideas?

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aquaponics

Wayne's Kratky hydroponics test

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roundwood and timber framing

My log bench

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cob

COB in southern AZ

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composting toilet

Urine diversion done better?

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composting toilet

Poo Haiku - won't you add your own?

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plumbing

Radiant Heat - Open System vs. Closed System Discussion?

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natural building

DIY Dirt Road maintenance and improvement

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