We have been planning on putting in an outdoor shower, in preparation for summer volunteers. Having friends living on our land with their caravan has pushed us to expedite those plans. We decided to build a cob shower, in order to gain some experience with tadelakt water-resistant plaster. It is spiral-shaped, Fibonacci inspired.I started by… Continue reading Outdoor Shower: Getting Started
I finished my very simple green roof design. I went very low-budget on it since it is a goat barn, and I am curious if we can get away with it. First I sliced some 2-inch tubing open and clamped it on the side of the roof, for the plastic and fabric to go over… Continue reading Goat Barn: Green Roof & Walls
For the past couple of weeks we've been busy finalizing the floor plans for our forever home and barn renovation, staking them out on the land and getting back to the architects with our changes. It's been exciting and exhausting, figuring out what our dream would actually look like. But we're getting there! While we… Continue reading Goat Barn: Cob Walls
We are planning on getting a couple of milking goats in the spring. We decided to take advantage of the beautiful sunny winter days here, and get started on the goat barn. We located it on the far end of our land, not too far from our future house, and where the goats will have… Continue reading Goat Barn: Foundation & Roof
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