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[member 142084]

By the way Organic grass fed is you best variety XD And if you can manage raw its even higher in enzymes, but that is difficult to find. Unless you have your own cow.. you can bet as soon as I have enough land I will be getting me some jerseys.

 

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To learn more about building a home like this, consider these books:

Serious Straw Bale: A Home Construction Guide: http://amzn.to/1aXgYWM;

Building a Low-Impact Roundhouse: http://amzn.to/11zWa4y

 

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Everyone please add to this thread and have an awesome time XD

 

[crazyaboutchickens]

Is that grass on their roof?

 

[member 142084]

Yup.. good insulation

 

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Home made hot tub or cauldron? *gulps* LMAO

 

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Woohoo a use for the stuff ha ha ha


Crisco Candle for emergency situations. Simply put a piece of string in a tub of shortening, and it will burn for up to 45 days. (We do not recommend Crisco for consumption)

 

[crazyaboutchickens]

Yup.. good insulation

...No, I meant the live greens. Wouldn't their roots degrade the straw.... I always thought straw bale buildings were supposed to be covered with clay, stucco, or adobe?