"It doesn’t have to be this way." Patagonia founder builds straw-bale home to answer major issue with traditional houses: ...

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

Roberta Strickler Jan 19, 2007 Jan 19, 2007 Updated Sep 11, 2013 Straw bale houses of the western Nebraska prairies were comfortable places built where there were no trees or sod. In Lancaster ...

Proposals to build a house out of straw bales have been described as "sensational" by a planning committee. They heard the four-bedroom building on a hill outside Stratford-upon-Avon will absorb ...

So he and Knox met with three others having some knowledge of the medium--Bill Steen, David Bainbridge and Pliny Fisk--to talk about building a straw bale structure themselves. Realizing then that ...

Instead of the conventional stone building, the health centre has used straw bale — materials made entirely out of farm waste, readily available from wheat farms throughout Kenya — to ...

At a Monday afternoon press conference, VINES members were joined by local leaders to announce the opening of VINES' new ...

Volunteers Improving Neighborhood Environments, or VINES, held a grand opening for its new 4,000 square foot facility.

Carbon-Free Infrastructure and Construction Chris constructed the first permitted straw bale house in Ontario in 1996. He has authored seven books on sustainable building, including the well loved ...

Photo: Supplied Joe’s interest in straw-bale construction began in the 1990s ... their environmental impact by using reclaimed building materials to create a home that required minimal heating ...

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.