Strawbale Studio

June 13, 2014

Thatching Workshop 6-7-2014

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Making a lashed thatching frame. Japanese Square Lashing Knot During this Introductory Thatching Workshop the principles of thatching were taught in a classroom session. We also toured the thatched buildings on…

June 10, 2014

Foraged Brunch at the Strawbale Studio

The Foraged Brunch on May 17 was a very full and fun time. Funfulling? Fullfunning? We explored the lawns and gardens finding and tasting ox eye daisy, dandelion, curly dock,…

June 8, 2014

LTU Tour 6-8-2014

LTU students entering the Strawbale Studio Rocket Stove Mass Heater Outdoor Rocket Stove Cooker ! Students from Lawrence Institute of Technology visited the Strawbale Studio to see examples of natural…

June 5, 2014

April Full Moon Potluck 2014

Ellen Waara created this wonderful video which features a lot of the good sustainability work that our community has been up to the last few years….this is an “Earth Talk” episode,…

May 22, 2014

Reflections on the Pipeline

Photos and writing by Dana Driscoll Tar Sands Oil Pipelines Update – Restoration Planning At Strawbale Studio May 22, 2014 Filed under: Community,Energy,Life,Living in Harmony,Natural building,Other Sites,Permaculture,Planning,Respecting Earth,Tribulations,Triumphs — Dana @…

April 29, 2014

Earth Day 2014 in Rochester, Michigan

Ap Strawbale Studio Exhibit Tent. Ruthie in the foreground, Turtle Oven in the background. April 26 – 28, 2014, the Strawbale Studio had an exhibit booth at…

April 19, 2014

Mushroom Workshop with Paul Angelini

Inoculating Shiitake Mushroom Logs April 19th we gathered to learn about how to grown our own mushrooms. Paul shared from his study and experiences with “shrooms”….and participants inoculated their…

April 15, 2014

Strawbale Workshop in Rhode Island with Andrew Morrison

I had the opportunity to attend this 7-day workshop. View this amazing strawbale video about the event created by my friends Tara and Tyler of “Going Slowly .com”, who also attended this workshop…

April 5, 2014

Natural Builders North East – Gathering near Ithaca NY

Annually a group of (thoughtful, active and fun) architects and natural building folks come together in the north east to share what is happening in the field. This year…

March 29, 2014

Water dripping off Thatched Roof

Water drips off the Thatched Roof of the Strawbale Studio ~ 1 min. Youtube video by Dana Driscoll. Lovely. Peaceful. Functional.