How to get started with straw bale gardening for beginners who want to grow vegetables and other annuals.
As a rule, we make sure our clients are interested in sustainability and design in equal parts, and ideally, our clients are also fun, intelligent, and engaged. When we met Bernie and Erika at a cafe near our office four years ago, our firm was incredibly busy, and it didn’t seem possible to add another project to our schedule. When the couple described their goals for the house and their property two blocks from the ocean in an eclectic neighborhood in Santa Cruz, Calif., we hesitated. “I’ll tell you what,” Bernie said.
A sustainable building material wins favor on multiple fronts.
This straw bale and timber frame self build home in Exmoor National Park was built almost entirely by its owners for just £67,000
Here is the best home design inspiration ideas about modern sustainable EcoNest Southwest Clay + Straw Bale Home large picture gallery arc...
Day seven started out earlier than usual as we were ending the day a little earlier and we were loosing a couple of people who had to head home because of distance and work. We were still very much behind schedule. With Andrew being ill much of the week we had not completed as much
See how easy it can be to grow in straw bales using the "Soil + Plant" method that requires no conditioning before planting. Grow Easy!
This straw bale and timber frame self build home in Exmoor National Park was built almost entirely by its owners for just £67,000
It was important to Julia and John to build a house in a way that was respectful of the environment and that would be sustainable to live in long-term. It took three years from when they started building to before they were able to move in, but it's because they did nearly all the work themselves.
Straw bale construction allows for beautiful curves throughout this Net Zero home
Name: Beth Knox and Bill Hutchins Location: Takoma Park, Maryland (just over the District line) Size: 2,100 square feet — 4 bedrooms + basement apartment Years lived in: 4 years, owned Other occupants: Tenants in basement, 20-something children from time to time, a variety of guests (extended stay), currently a Congolese pastor seeking asylum.
A straw bale house is an eco-friendly building you will fall in love with. Light, sustainable, resistant and featuring a rustic flavor, the construction has gained admirers on the market lately. The building method uses bales of straw – usually wheat, rice, rye and oats straw – as structural elements,...
A straw bale house is an eco-friendly building you will fall in love with. Light, sustainable, resistant and featuring a rustic flavor, the construction ha
This is a great way to save lots of money and have a great insulated house once its built.
Meet Julia & John and their amazing self-built solar-powered straw bale home! They live in Central New York and took on the challenge of creating their own home with 1300 square feet of living space
Grow fresh vegetables and fruits in your own backyard with straw bale gardening! Learn how to prepare the bales and the soil around them for optimal growth.
Never let a bale of straw go unused, not when there are so many amazing things you could be doing with it! Here are 19 ways you can use straw in the garden.
Several years ago I ran across an article on-line about Straw Bale (or Cob) construction for homes. Recently I have been delighted to see that these types of homes have gained quite a bit of popula…
I love Jordana's lifestyle because it shows that you can enjoy the benefits of alternative lifestyles without necessarily owning anything -- not even a van! She and her fiance rent two fun off-grid structures: A
Check out these pictures of the green roof on our straw bale house. It's thriving and full of plant life right now.
There is a house on the West Shore that has magic to it.
Meet Julia & John and their amazing self-built solar-powered straw bale home! They live in Central New York and took on the challenge of creating their own home with 1300 square feet of living space
Passive house design is often seen as belonging to the world of hi-tech construction — perhaps unfairly, seeing as it emphasises a good building fabric over bolt-on technologies. Straw-bale construction, meanwhile, is usually regarded as the preserve of only the most committed, do-it-yourself eco-builders. To some these two approaches appear to be chalk and cheese, but in fact they are inherently compatible, and more and more projects are now combining the maths-centred approach of passive house with the extensive use of natural materials. In the first of a series of case studies on passive straw-bale dwellings, Lenny Antonelli spoke to architect Fran Bradshaw of Anne Thorne Architects, who designed and built a straw-bale home for herself in Hickling, Norfolk two years ago — and aimed to meet the passive house standard while doing so, with only a single infrared electric panel as the building’s sole active heat source.
The Applegate Cottage design is about getting back to the basics and saving a ton of money on a build while creating a hyper-efficient home made to last the tests of time. Find out more about this beautiful straw bale home!
Arkin Tilt Architects design truly beautiful straw bale homes. They are pioneers in showing the world that straw bale construction can be sleek and modern.
Image 7 of 9 from gallery of Straw Bales: Building Efficient Walls with Agricultural Waste. Photograph by Christoph Hesse
A straw bale house is an eco-friendly building you will fall in love with. Light, sustainable, resistant and featuring a rustic flavor, the construction ha
Straw bale gardening can destroy your garden. A bold claim, but it’s true. Here's what you need to know to safeguard your harvest.
It was important to Julia and John to build a house in a way that was respectful of the environment and that would be sustainable to live in long-term. It took three years from when they started building to before they were able to move in, but it's because they did nearly all the work themselves.
This four-bedroom dwelling is sustainable and stunning.
This straw bale and timber frame self build home in Exmoor National Park was built almost entirely by its owners for just £67,000
A natural home with a story to tell in Sangeorz, Romania with an invitation to join our natural building group.
A straw bale house is an eco-friendly building you will fall in love with. Light, sustainable, resistant and featuring a rustic flavor, the construction ha
This straw bale and timber frame self build home in Exmoor National Park was built almost entirely by its owners for just £67,000
A straw bale house is an eco-friendly building you will fall in love with. Light, sustainable, resistant and featuring a rustic flavor, the construction ha
