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Update 6: PDC, Roof design, & Laying Earthbags

April 2, 2017February 28, 2018 Ozark Permaculture

The locals declared this winter a ‘mild experience.’ To our Texas bones, though, -5˚F is uncomfortably cold! Though we mostly stayed […]

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Interview by Girl vs Grid

February 7, 2017February 28, 2018 Ozark Permaculture

Our good friends over at Girl vs Grid have published an interview about our journey so far! We hope you enjoy […]

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Update 5: Rough-in Plumbing, French Drain Rubble Trench, & Camper

December 1, 2016February 28, 2018 Ozark Permaculture

Last month we finished leveling the land, digging new trenches, and buying a bunch of supplies. Our next step was […]

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Update 4: New Home Design, Supplies, and Test Earthbags

November 3, 2016February 28, 2018 Ozark Permaculture

We’ve been making steady progress on the land these past few months! In the last update, the foundation trenches for 3 […]

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How To Heat & Cool Your Home Without Electricity

July 4, 2016February 28, 2018 Ozark Permaculture

Electricity carried through an immense web of copper eventually makes its way into our homes, providing the endless supply we […]

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Update 3: Leveling Land and Foundational Trenches

July 2, 2016February 28, 2018 Ozark Permaculture

June was full of some amazing progress, as well as a difficult setback. Some of the exciting news is that the […]

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Update 2: Clearing Trees and Mapping Contour Lines

May 31, 2016February 28, 2018 Ozark Permaculture

May was a busy and exciting month for us! We finished up some projects and sited where the home will […]

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Bunyip Water Level: Measure Contour Lines & Swales

May 6, 2016February 28, 2018 Ozark Permaculture

To have professional surveyors map our contour lines was going to cost thousands of dollars and many we spoke to outright […]

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Update 1: Our Move to Missouri

May 1, 2016February 28, 2018 Ozark Permaculture

We did it! We finally made our move to Missouri. I wanted to provide an update so our friends and […]

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Top 10 Green Building Techniques for Affordable Housing and Sustainability

April 28, 2016February 28, 2018 Ozark Permaculture

The traditional timber “stick house” in America is one of the most significant investments we can make. If sustainability is your […]

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  • Interview by Girl vs Grid

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  • We thought we could disregard our earliest lessons about cob not curing properly in the winter. Because of a couple of (usually) reputable sources online we modified our bag recipe to attempt working through the cold. Last week we noticed our most recent bags had contracted by 3 - 4 inches, creating huge gaps. Today they took a spill and brought several more interlocking rows and windows down with them. Ultimately we're only out a few days of work and less than $100. Worth it to relearn a valuable lesson: Don't cob in the freezing temperatures and cover exposed bags from the elements until spring. It worked great for our first earthbag circle last winter and we'll be abiding by that rule here on out.
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  • After discovering my cousin had running spring water on his property we got to work building a hydraulic ram pump. With enough pressure it's possible to pump water uphill without any electricity using physics alone. Unfortunately the freezing temperatures put an end to our experiment, but we'll be back at it soon!
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#hydraulicpump #rampump #hydraulicrampump #physics #waterdistribution #springwater #waterfall
  • This was our first test building a custom light from an empty lantern frame. We're hoping to find some old lantern antiques to repurpose for lighting throughout the earthship. ☀️
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#diy #lanterns #edisonbulb #hobbithouse
  • Last week we went down the street with some volunteers from church to work on our neighbor's earthbag house. Freezing temperatures couldn't stop these guys! Full video on youtube.
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#earthbagconstruction #missions #teamwork #mudpie #everymanshomeishiscastle
  • Creating this 360 degree access around the home perimeter has been one of our winter projects. Today we were able to use the recently acquired backfill to raise the road elevation and improve the drainage.
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#homesteadinglife #earthshipbuild #earthbaghouse #earthworks #roundandround
  • All day long we've been getting free loads of backfill delivered from a nearby construction site! Just in time for some more earthworks while we still have the skidsteer. #blessed #lakeoftheozarks
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