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greenhouses

Mike's passive solar greenhouse design/build

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grey water

women peeing outdoors

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wofati and earth berm

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Hobbit Home Progress.

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Underground housing

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greenhouse suck factor

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woodworking

Tool thoughts for women

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greenhouses

Rocket stoves in Greenhouses , our own forum topic

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Design: Solarium at Wheaton Labs: Design Conversation

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roundwood and timber framing

the first wofati greenhouse design

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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

wofati 0.8 - cooper cabin

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natural building

Small, easy projects that make a big difference

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Making a paper clay dollhouse/castle

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toilet alternatives

tree bog vs. dry outhouse

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greenhouses

Greenhouse Rocket Stove

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natural building

double chamber cob oven plans - download

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greenhouses

I'm finally getting a greenhouse

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french drain pipe - not for water from above?

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toilet alternatives

toilet paper alternative- wash with water

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Electrosensitivity - Can Earth-Sheltered and/or Earthen-Walled Structures Help Us?

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stone work

How hard can it be? Rock wall repair

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greenhouses

My green/hoop-house thingy build

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natural building

Lead Paint on the ceiling of a Kitchen with a Wood Cook Stove

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woodworking

What do you sit on, and why does it matter, and much more?

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wofati and earth berm

Post Frame Gabion Wall Berm House Build

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finishes

Is the tar from the mid-1800's the same stuff as today?

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passive solar

Dead solar panels reuse ideas

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natural building

Most cost effective small building technique

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rainwater catchment

Existing potable water cistern

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plumbing

My plumber just earned £2280/hour... not sure whether to be pleased or not

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tiny house

Skiddable Work Shack

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toilet alternatives

Help me design a very small bucket outhouse

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electrical

Off grid A/C solutions?

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toilet alternatives

Experimenting with the willow feeder idea...

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fencing

fencing or barrier to withstand vehicles

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rainwater catchment

How do you know your water is clean?

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roundwood and timber framing

Question about load bearing capacity of structure

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natural building

Siding opinions

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rainwater catchment

Ways to get water for low cost/free to offset costs?

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cob

Cob house flooring and moisture barrier

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natural building

Ideas for a natural building materials for a first floor floor, and roof

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passive solar

Glass bottles with water floor for thermal storage?

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wofati and earth berm

Hobbit Home Progress.

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passive solar

House oriented North-South. How do I warm the northern bedrooms?

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natural building

Question for builders out there on budgeting for a build

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rainwater catchment

Ways to get water for low cost/free to offset costs?

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natural building

Rubble Trench foundation

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plumbing

My plumber just earned £2280/hour... not sure whether to be pleased or not

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natural building

Understanding how to work with strawbale, rubble trench, timber frame and living roof

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passive solar

Adding thermal mass to “sun-tempered” home

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natural building

Help solve the mystery of the T-door

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natural building

Terre argileuse autours de Montréal / Clay dirt around Montreal

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passive solar

Existing passive solar room gets too hot year-round

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toilet alternatives

Any test reports for pathogens re willow feeder

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grey water

Grey water in northern climates

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thermal mass

Easy, cheap insulation ideas?

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earthen floor

dirt floor in a bomb shelter

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roundwood and timber framing

Question about load bearing capacity of structure

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natural building

Small DIY backyard sauna - collecting tips and ideas

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fencing

My next project: 1000ft straight fence... But how do I make it straight?

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toilet alternatives

Humanure log book

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natural building

Mono stringer stairs using the woods around me

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wofati and earth berm

wofati eco building

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straw bale house

Straw bale vs cob

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grey water

ptfe-free pipe sealants, pipe dope. How to diy or product recommendations

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stone work

Curved dry stacked wall

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straw bale house

Wet Straw for our Bales.. :'(

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natural building

Has anyone here fitted their own windows?

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aquaponics

Hot tub as aquaponics tank?

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cob

Advice cob oven or brick? Can cob be put over brick for insulation?

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natural building

Simplified log cabin build idea

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aquaponics

Rooting Cuttings In The Aquaponics System

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earthen floor

Installing LP gas line through earthen floor?

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natural building

Most cost effective small building technique

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woodworking

Is anyone aware of new boring machines being manufactured for sale?

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rainwater catchment

Quantum Water Filtration UK

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kit buildings

Anyone have experience or opinions about "EZ Log" type buildings?

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greenhouses

Greenhouse plus Chicken-coop Combined

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toilet alternatives

Huge issue with fungus gnats in my composting toilet. Ugh. Please help!

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passive solar

Polycarbonate for use heating thermal mass, will it work?

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straw bale house

Wood siding over straw bale exterior walls

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fencing

Simple fence of black locust with beans to break wind

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