by Peter McIntosh | Feb 26, 2025 | Light Earth, Natural Building Materials & Tecnhiques
Experience Vineyard Cottage at Goodluck Homestead, an off-grid eco retreat built with regenerative techniques and farm-sourced materials, offering a unique connection to nature.
by Peter McIntosh | May 23, 2016 | Guest post, Rammed Earth
Rammed earth construction in South Africa has generally been stigmatised as a substandard and primitive building construction method reserved ‘for the poor’. Yet it is now gaining popularity for community social projects, as well as among wealthier clients. By Mary...
by Peter McIntosh | Feb 29, 2016 | Guest post, Permaculture, Sustainable building, Sustainable human settlements
Transitioning to Sustainability: Sustainability Is a Journey, and We Must Meet People Where They Are. By Scott Gallant Permaculture Design is many things to many people, but one of its pillars is a set of three ethics. These as originally laid out by Bill Mollison...
by Laurie Simpson | Aug 24, 2014 | Guest post, Laurie Simpson, Student build story
Discover how mud dancing helped Laurie overcome the challenges she encountered building a natural home for her family in Zimbabwe.