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Safe Sippy 2 Sippy Cup & Straw Bottle

July 30, 2011 · 0 comments

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www.thesoftlandingbaby.com If you’re looking for the ultimate eco-friendly sippy cup, this is for you! Upgrades from a sippy to a straw cup.

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A Gra for Straw – Part 2

June 21, 2011

A documentary exploring natural building in Ireland. A long-lost programme from RTE television which documented the early days of the natural/green building movement in Ireland. Features green architect Paul Leech, a selection of green builds from across Ireland, and a young Rob Hopkins building a strawbale house on a windswept West Cork hillside. In Irish […]

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A Gra for Straw – Part 3

June 4, 2011

A documentary exploring natural building in Ireland. A long-lost programme from RTE television which documented the early days of the natural/green building movement in Ireland. Features green architect Paul Leech, a selection of green builds from across Ireland, and a young Rob Hopkins building a strawbale house on a windswept West Cork hillside. In Irish […]

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How to choose a natural building material (ie cob or straw or a mix)

February 8, 2011

You may find cob cottages particularly cute, but taste isn’t reason enough to choose one natural building material over another. Like more manufactured products, different earth materials all have different uses: straw bale is a great insulator, cob is a nice thermal sink as well as one of the easiest materials to sculpt if you’re […]

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A return to natural building: why we will all build with straw & clay (again)

January 30, 2011

Until relatively recently we all built our homes from local, unprocessed materials (ie stone, wood, straw, earth). Not only do modern buildings impose a burden on the environment- clearcutting, mining, manufacturing runoff into the air and water, etc- but many of the manufactured materials are making us sick. “Even the mainstream press carries frequent stories […]

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Straw Bale Building – Rats Mice and Vermin

January 12, 2011

Straw Bale Building Basics — If you build your house from straw won’t mice and rats eat your house? Brian Hodge, a builder with over thirty years experience and Author of ‘Building Your Straw Bale Home’ answers this question. For more information on straw bale building visit www.straw-bale-houses.com. Enjoyed this article?More information on Go Green […]

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Brief Applause: Straw Bale House

December 29, 2010

In this segment of Applause, you’ll take a tour of a house made of straw – yes, straw – but this is no fairy tale, it’s a revolutionary way to design a house with eco-friendly materials and gorgeous results. Enjoyed this article?More information on Go Green Tips!

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Potatoes Harvested from a Straw Bale

October 27, 2010

Grown in a straw bale, these spuds (potatoes) were VERY easy to grow. I had a leftover straw bale from my neighbor’s Halloween decorations. I poured some human urine into the bale over the winter and let it compost. In spring, I stuck a piece of a potato in the straw bale, occasionally watered it, […]

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How to Build a Straw Bale House : What is Environmental Building?

August 29, 2010

Want to build a fort for the kids? Learn about environmental building or green building, in this free video clip. Expert: Shelley Jones Bio: Shelley Jones is a professional environmental decorator and lives in her own straw bale home. Enjoyed this article?More information on Go Green Tips!

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Straw Bale Home Construction Instructional Video

July 22, 2010

Straw bale house conctruction is shown in this movie trailer for the “Building With Awareness” DVD video. Straw bale walls, thermal mass walls, earth plaster techniques, and passive solar design are all explained in this how-to DVD on building with natural materials. Enjoyed this article?More information on Go Green Tips!

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Straw Bales for Gardening- Prepare them for Winter

July 6, 2010

This shows how I prepare straw bales for the winter when I know I will be planting organic vegetables right into the straw bales the following spring. I add human urine: I pee in a gallon jug inside my home, then I bring it out a couple times a week to pour it on the […]

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