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A Straw/ grass home in Witchita, 1927.

Chris Green — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:29:35 GMT

Here's a photo of a straw/ grass/ reed home in Wichita, taken in 1927 by Edward S. Curtis. No bales in this one.

Re: Earthen Outdoor Patio

Chris Green — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:41:28 GMT

... Exactly! In addition to returning me to pages on the topic put up by the Steens and the Landers, I came across this one:

Earthen Outdoor Patio

greenth2000 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:43:51 GMT

Chris this sounds like Japanese Tataki floors...

Earthen outdoor Patios??

Chris Green — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:43:52 GMT

A project of work facing me at this time is to build a patio behind my nephews' house. Currently there are about 150 sq feet of ancient concrete squares, 3"

Re: Grassoline - Logistics

Nancy or David Gray — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:51:17 GMT

I am happy to hear there is this thinking already in place. Someone has to make it obvious for the angel investors, because they don't seem to connect the

Grassoline - Logistics

greenth2000 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:34:06 GMT

The logistics of this process make the economics very tight and there needs to be a premium for the raw material; especially in the UK. Though I wouldn't worry

Grassoline Article in Scientific American

Chris Green — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:28:04 GMT

This month's issue of Scientific American has an article about "Grassoline," which will be various fuels made from cellulose in plants, notably straw from

Straw Bale Gardening

Chris Green — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:29:17 GMT

Straw Bale Gardening....in case you might not have heard of this before now- I hadn't. http://www.no-dig-vegetablegarden.com/straw-bale-gardening.html Get ye

ELORIN Conference: Sustainable Building and Design (August 12th and

Patricia Greig — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:17:09 GMT

Good morning, http://www.elorin.ca/site/index.php?method=public.eventDetail&event_id=130 To be held in Kingston, ON, for 1-1/2 days. The conference program is

Canadian Solar Buildings Conference 2009: Toronto, June 25 - 27

Patricia Greig — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:17:19 GMT

Program: http://tinyurl.com/lqmu6p Conference will include a "Solar Tour" of the following houses on the 27th: http://www.nowhouseproject.com/

FW: Straw bale Construction, Solar Hot Water and Beekeeping Workshop

lynn at everdale — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:04:48 GMT

Upcoming Everdale Workshops Go to www.everdale.org for more information or to register Straw Bale Construction

Fw: Exmoor summer straw bale and plastering courses!

nora — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:27:12 GMT

hello dears, bellow is amazonails offer for this august, all the plastering fun to be had in the universe! hope to see you there or if youre not so inclined

Free archived webinar: "The Case for Green Buildings", courtesy of '

Patricia Greig — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:10:05 GMT

Of general interest: Green building technologies may do more to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gases than solar, wind, biofuels or electric cars in

Poll for a Canada-wide natural building conference

David Elfstrom — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:51:52 GMT

As a key participant of the natural building movement, we are seeking your input on dates for a Canada-wide natural building conference to take place in

Re: SAVE THE DATE: ELORIN - Sustainable Building and Design Conferen

Patricia Greig — Mon, 04 May 2009 00:47:12 GMT

This time with the link: http://elorin.ca/site/index.php?method=public.eventDetail&event_id=130 ... From: Patricia Greig Subject: