House Alive! Cob, natural building,
natural design & appropriate technology

"Natural Building, Native Land" tells the tale of last year's House Alive workshop with the Lakota Indians on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. This professionally filmed documentary shows the step-by-step process of creating a strawbale cottage. But it also relates some of the joys -- and frustrations -- of bringing natural building to the poorest place in America. Read More...

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"COB - The DVD" -- Short of taking a workshop, this is the best way to familiarize yourself with the cob construction process. With more than 250 pictures, spread out over five chapters, this 22-minute DVD will illustrate to you the beauty and simplicity of building with cob. Read More...

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