Photo of Week: West Side
Posted in Uncategorized, buildings on Apr 19th, 2010
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Earth-bermed, passive solar Common House .vs. Snowmaggedon 2010
Posted in DIY, Uncategorized, buildings on Apr 6th, 2010
Before we forget how awesome the Dacha Haus Part One preformed in Winter ’10 here are a couple of photos of February. They are also to remind this summer’s building crew that as we build Dacha Haus Part Deux a winter in the Southern Tier is no joke, but that we got it on [...]
The Dacha Gets Plastered
Posted in Uncategorized, buildings on Jun 18th, 2009
Since our straw bale shed has been upgraded to the “Winter Palace,” it is time to plaster the structure and to fossilize our work for future archeological findings. We put on our clay covered uniforms and head out to work. Our main sources of power for mixing the sand, straw and clay are our hands [...]
A Cottage Geared Up for Winter
Posted in buildings on Dec 8th, 2008
Danila here, bringing you an update on our fabulous little cottage. While the rest of our crew is wintering in sunny California, Joe and I have been working on the toolshed-turned-guest house nearly every day, trudging through mud, ice, snow and the joy of building stuff with our hands. Since November, we have made wonderful [...]