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		Title: p1010368 Summary: Off the grid. They have their own wind turbine and solar panels. Unfortunately, the turbine had been damaged by high winds and has yet to be repaired.	Photo
		Title: p1010389 Summary: Wind turbine and clouds.	Photo
		Title: p1010379 Summary: The landscape.	Photo
		Title: p1010380 Summary: My little tent in the landscape. They own 44 acres so we were allowed to spread out (as long as we didn't disturb the foxes).	Photo
		Title: p1010362 Summary: Straw-bale house. This house is so lovely I've had to soften my dislike for the building technique (I thought the thick walls made such structures clunky).	Photo
		Title: p1010377 Summary: The southern exposure on the straw-bale house.	Photo
		Title: p1010370 Summary: The fort. Built in a weekend, this is Peggy and Jo's home away from home.	Photo
		Title: p1010373 Summary: The front door. This building was not built to code and you kind of have to crawl in. The straw-bale house and the earthship in progress both follow the building code and are properly inspected, etc.	Photo
		Title: p1010371 Summary: Inside the fort. The walls are plaster on dirt. You can get away with this here because there are no termites.	Photo
		Title: p1010372 Summary: Prettinesses.	Photo
		Title: p1010382 Summary: Last year's project was this bike shed. I love the artistic details.	Photo
		Title: p1010363 Summary: One side of the Earthship being built. The tires are filled with packed dirt to create a thermal barrier against the wind on the north and west sides of the building.	Photo
		Title: p1010364 Summary: A close-up on the tires. Some of the tires were cut to fit. Later, they discovered they could squish the tires instead which saved labor (tires are hard to cut).	Photo
		Title: p1010365 Summary: These tires on the inside of the building have rebar set into them to act as tie-ins to the interior walls that will be built out of adobe.	Photo
		Title: p1010388 Summary: The southern exposure on the earthship-to-be. Utilizing available light is part of earthship design. When finished there will be planters all along this wall for year-round gardening.	Photo
		Title: p1010391 Summary: They bought an digging machine. It is more cost-effective to buy a machine and sell it later than to rent one when needed. They used this machine to dig out the space for the earthship and in other projects.	Photo
		Title: p1010400 Summary: Colorado mud pits. The pile of dirt was dug out for the earthship. No waste!	Photo
		Title: p1010426 Summary: Wet-sifting soil. The soil will sediment out and excess water can be poured off. Peggy recommends only sifting for final plasters where you particularly want the effect to be smooth.	Photo
		Title: p1010396 Summary: In the finished adobe wall, these wooden beams will support cabinets. The space in the middle of the ladder-like beam is filled with compressed dirt.	Photo
		Title: p1010409 Summary: These boards built into the adobe wall will hold shelves. They will probably be cut down to a more graceful, less bulky size once the wall is set.	Photo
		Title: p1010411 Summary: The door frames have extra boards sticking out of them that will help anchor the frames into the walls.	Photo
		Title: p1010416 Summary: An archway. The form for the arch is held up by two stout logs that are independent of the walls. This will make it easier to remove the form later.	Photo
		Title: p1010420 Summary: The arch has been plastered in a way to show the individual bricks. This is somewhat an illusion as editing can be done to make the bricks look more uniform.	Photo
		Title: p1010418 Summary: One of the adobe interior walls. This was completed in a day by about four people.	Photo
		Title: p1010427 Summary: Our adobe wall after the first plaster. Jo wanted us to make it smooth since a rough plaster is harder to paint and can cut the hands of the painters.	Photo
		Title: p1010431 Summary: Windows can be set directly into the adobe wall. A lintel above the window holds the weight of the bricks. Excess space is filled with cob. Always leave excess space since building with adobe is anything but exact.	Photo
		Title: p1010394 Summary: Building with earth bags. Step 1: Put moist dirt in a bag. Moistness helps the dirt compress.	Photo
		Title: p1010402 Summary: Step 2: Fold over the top of the bag tightly. Make sure the corners are tucked in.	Photo
		Title: p1010403 Summary: Step 3: Push the bag over onto its side. This can be more difficult than you expect. These suckers are heavy when full.	Photo
		Title: p1010404 Summary: Step 4: Walk all over the bags to begin compression.	Photo
		Title: p1010406 Summary: Step 5: Pound the snot out of the bags with something heavy. Make sure the bottom is smooth so that it won't tear the bags. Handles are nice.	Photo
		Title: p1010414 Summary: Step 6: Cob or plaster the outside of the bags. This will seal the bags and allow you to get creative with the shape.	Photo