Sharon Van Hassel still remembers the laughter, the meals and the dirt flying through the air roughly 25 years ago as she, her late husband and neighbors built a home, straw bale by straw bale. That’s ...

Would you ever live in a house made of straw? It might sound unusual, but this company in Missouri is proving that this ancient building technique is not only durable and efficient, but it is also a ...

When Mike Evans and his colleagues at the Tree of Life Nursery near San Juan Capistrano, Calif., began constructing some of their buildings in straw more than 10 years ago, they had good reasons: · ...

Stucco can be damaged just as in any other home, allowing the straw inside to get wet.“If you have a loose board or your vinyl is loose and moisture gets behind there, there could be problems,” ...

Carolyn Roberts built her own straw bale home and survived. Not only did she live through the experience, but she wrote a book all about it, called A House of Straw: A Natural Building Odyssey. Part ...

Straw bale gardens work well for veggies, herbs, and flowers but not perennials or larger plants. Bales need to be conditions for at least 12 days with water and fertilizer before planting. Plant ...