Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Getty Images Do you find yourself staring at concrete walls, daydreaming about an idyllic life close to nature? Does ...

Balecob, a hybrid of straw and cob house building techniques, can offer unique flexibility to the natural builder. Start with a strong cob house stem wall. We live in exciting times for natural ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Building an earthen home from scratch might sound daunting to some, but for Daniel and Katherine Ray, ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Daniel and Katherine Ray live debt-free in an earthen house that they built using cob, a natural ...

Life inside the Arctic Circle is by no means easy, unless you’re a Hjertefølger. We first heard about Benjamin and Ingrid Hjertefølger four years ago when they began building Nature House, a ...

Cob construction has been used for thousands of years, but modern building codes have yet to catch up. Ziggy Liloia was the lead builder of this cob cottage at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage in Missouri.

Do you find yourself staring at concrete walls, daydreaming about an idyllic life close to nature? Does the sight of drywall make you want to pack your bags, lock the door, and run off into the forest ...