"You might try sending your pic to:
www.whatsthatbug.com/
to see if they can I.D. it.
Good luck!"
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Earth Sheltered housing/buildings
Started this discussion. Last reply by NHF Jan 12, 2012. 7 Replies 0 Likes
We are planning to build an earth sheltered home. The available information I've found so far is pretty dated. Please share resources and experiences you may have with building and living in earth…Continue
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Grammy Dot replied to MrT's discussion What to do if the area I want to move to already has the same enterprise?
"I don't know what area you are planning on moving into, but if there is only one sheep breeder direct marketing then having another one won't hurt a thing as long as there is demand for lamb.
In our experience, we could never raise…"
Grammy Dot replied to Steve Kemp's discussion Anyone out there using the new AgSquared software?
"My husband is using it at Purdue University's student farm and he really loves it."
Grammy Dot replied to MyBackAchers Farm's discussion Meat birds?
"Try Buckeyes. They are friendly. Dual purpose and very pretty... and the roosters don't crow!"
Grammy Dot replied to Meredith's discussion Finding turkey poults
"Daisy, would you consider writing an article/blog post about how to manage a breeding flock of heritage turkeys? What do they eat? how much room do they need? Housing? Roosts & Nests?
I'm sure I would find it…"
Grammy Dot commented on Little Seed Farm's blog post Choosing a Farm Location
"A couple of other things you want to be sure of before you put your hard-earned money down:
Be sure the mineral rights, water rights and timber rights go with the property.
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NHF replied to Grammy Dot's discussion Earth Sheltered housing/buildings
"I'm really interested in doing some small domes with earth bags and living roofs. You can see what I mean here: http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Build-an-Earthbag-Dome/"
Kim Gates replied to Grammy Dot's discussion Earth Sheltered housing/buildings
"For some great information and pictures search " Low Impact Woodland Home" built by Simon Dale. Looks like a Hobbit Home!
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SowandSo replied to Grammy Dot's discussion Earth Sheltered housing/buildings
"Rammed earth is definitely an option. A friend of my does workshops in Great Britain but also has written a great book about it. If you want you can check it out http://www.rammed-earth.org/"
Chris Stelzer replied to Grammy Dot's discussion Earth Sheltered housing/buildings
"I want to second this resource. Paul has a lot of great info on his site!"
Grammy Dot replied to Teresa's discussion Winter work clothes!
"Glittens (mittens with a thumb and index finger) made of wool yarn are my favorite. Having a thumb and index finger seperate allows for picking things up easily - even little things. Because they are wool even when damp they will keep your hands…"
Jesse replied to Grammy Dot's discussion Earth Sheltered housing/buildings
"Wow, that's some cool stuff. And now I want to build one. "
Grammy Dot replied to Jeff Hamons's discussion large scale egg production
"Be sure you are complying with your state egg regs.
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Deep Roots Farm replied to Grammy Dot's discussion Earth Sheltered housing/buildings
"I recently attended the Northwest Permaculture Convergence and there were several workshops on eco/earth building. My favorite by far was the WOFATI building. Paul Wheaton was the presenter and his website is www.richsoil.com This style of home…"
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