HOVLAND -- A half-mile down a dirt driveway through woods, a stack of straw bales signals one's arrival at Chris and Cameron Norman's new home. Approach the house, and the scattering of straw on the ...

PARADISE — Straw bale house owners Delayne Stoneman and Eric Brzescinski were thrilled to see people coming to see the progress of the building of their house Oct. 12. Several interested parties ...

John Schuts, winemaker for award-winning Derwent Estate Wines at Granton, said a 600sq m winery, with 45cm-thick walls up to six metres in height, has been built using 1100 standard size bales made at ...

The bales are also good for stacking into play forts, but this time of year, when nights are still cool and the vegetables of summer are calling to be planted, straw bales suffice as building material ...

Interior designer Marcia Wolff wanted a house that's energy-efficient, ecologically sensitive, fire-resistant and, above all, beautiful. So she chose a building material that might surprise some ...

When you hear about a straw bale building, you might think of a big bad wolf huffing and puffing. But these houses are not just in fairy tales. Builders in San Diego County are turning to straw bales ...

Planting vegetables in straw bales can be a lot easier – especially on the back – than traditional gardening in the dirt, according to local master gardeners. You don’t need containers and only a ...

If you have never considered using a straw bale greenhouse, the first question is: why do you need one? Depending on where you live or what you want to grow, there are several compelling reasons. A ...