The Buildwell conference brought together an amazing bunch of natural and healthy building experts. I'll be writing a report on the website soon with lots of useful links. After the conference Tim Owen Kennedy kindly showed we this strawbale house he is working on for a client in Marin County - all with earthen and lime plasters. I didn't enquire the cost of this home but it seems that most new homes in this area cost in excess of $500,000 with quite a large proportion in professional fees. I have seen the opposite end of the scale and will post a separate picture as things seem to go wrong when I try to put more than one picture on.
Today I hired a car and have been driving up the spectacular west coast. Lots of great scenery and very bendy roads. Lots off organics and permaculture in this area - a complete contrast to the intensive agriculture seen last week.
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