A family like that of Jen Frey and Joe Wirbick can find enough space to build a straw bale house or two on a windy ... A wood fireplace provides free heat from donated waste wood, but very little ...

In places with some of the harshest winter conditions in the lower 48, people are insulating their houses with straw. The ...

Proposals to build a house out of straw bales have been described as ... But Stratford District Council passed the plans unanimously. The Local Democracy Reporting Service said Matt Jennings ...

Mom's Place was, in fact, the first load-bearing ("Nebraska-style") straw bale house anywhere to be granted a building permit. (Dorsey's home used a post and beam framework to support the roof ...

You can still safely implement straw bale gardening -- it's entirely possible and presents many benefits for gardeners. However, just be sure that you are sourcing organic straw from trusted farmers.

Recently, I connected with Susan Ripley, who has been house-sitting around the world for a few years. After living a hectic life in New York City, Ripley was ready for a new lifestyle and ...

Chloë Sevigny Felt 'Really Intimidated' by Christian Bale on American Psycho Set: His 'Process' Was 'Challenging' Christian Bale's American Psycho Costars Initially Thought His Acting 'Was ...

An exploration of one of the great mysteries of our time - why did the first of the Three Little Pigs choose to build a house from straw? The first little pig apparently carried out a fair test by ...

Plans exist for employees, self-employed individuals and small-business owners. Options within each category allow people to receive immediate tax deductions or set aside money for tax-free ...

From ambitious plans that have set the bar for eco-conscious ... feature on the show came during its first year with the Straw Bale House, which cost just £78,000 to build. The property was ...

A worker lowers the straw bale down from the bridge A straw bale has been dangled from London's Millennium Bridge as part of an "ancient tradition" to warn passing boats of work on the capital's ...

SO GETTING WATER ON THE FIRE TOOK EXTRA STRATEGY. FIRE OFFICIALS ARE STILL The Manchester Fire Department is investigating a house fire on Straw Street that happened Thursday night. Officials said ...