Sustainable Building
We purchased the property in 2000 and in 2003 we began building our
off the grid timber framed straw bale home and timber framed barn.
We sustainably harvested 70% of the wood from the property with
horses for both structures. We enlisted the help of our local
timber framer, Robert Mahardy, to construct the frame of both the
house and barn.
In addition, we connected with Paul Lacinski, author of "Serious
Strawbale", and he assisted along with community members in
applying the first coat of earthen plaster to the straw bale walls.
We then proceeded to complete the remaining steps of the home and barn.
Our home is powered by a combination of solar panels, wind turbine
and a battery bank for storage. We also have plans to build
several more sustainable structures on the property, such as a guest
house and a bread oven for making artisan bread. We will be holding
workshops around these future building projects. Please email us at
womandance@frontiernet.net
if you're interested in being added to the list of invitees
when building commences.
