It seems we’re always racing time, or the weather, or some other factor completely outside of our sphere of influence. It’s a typical October in Alberta, which means we’ve had our first (second and third) snowfall. It hasn’t snowed in a few days now but we haven’t hit above freezing temperatures either and the acreage [...]
Archive for October, 2010
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…
Posted in earthbag, earthbag building, natural building, off grid, passive solar design, raised bed gardens, rocket mass heaters, Sustainable living, tagged earthbag building, earthbag domes, natural building, off grid, sustainable building, Sustainable living on October 29, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Winter’s Coming
Posted in earthbag, earthbag building, natural building, off grid, passive solar design, Sustainable living, tagged earthbag building, earthbag domes, natural building, natural plasters, sandbag building, sustainable building, Sustainable living on October 8, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Some of you may be wondering where we’ve been these last few weeks. We’ve decided to abandon the earthbag building in favour of digging a hole in the side of a hill. Holes are notoriously cozy, animals have favoured them for years as comfortable living spaces, and we think this will get us into a [...]
