Cattle panel armature buttressed with earthbags
Mortaring fidobe block for end walls
Wooden door end
LOTS of shredded paper!!
Mix it with native clay
Pack the mix into the armature.
Racing the summer rains to finish the paper adobe (fidobe) hybrid hut.
Starting west wall with reinforced papercrete
Thrift store cut glass platters embedded in papercrete
Almost there, with rough coat of plaster!
Windows
Floor Tile
Stove finally inside, and last earthbag wall going up!
Steven, his family and I celebrated the one-year anniversary of their coming to live at Ransom Ranch. We harvested an exceptional crop of wheat in June, thanks to Steven’s efforts.
I’ve successfully grown kamut (R) for five years and wanted to try white Sonoran wheat (L) this year. The yield looks great, though we haven’t finished threshing, winnowing and weighing yet.
Marcia Gibbons | sustainable arts 