Trimming and shaping bales Before plastering it is advisable and very satisfying to trim the bales. Removing any loose straws, ‘steps’ between neighbouring bales and ridges between folded ‘packs’ in the bales will all make the plastering process easier and more economical as well as giving a smoother end result.
From the middle of present century our planet can expect calamities like much more droughts and floods as well as an increase in the number of pests and extreme weather conditions. The international political think tank, The Club of Rome has recently issued its latest report.
Re-stringing bales Where walls end, by doors and windows you will need some half bales. These can easily be made by cutting one string, re-tying the two halfs and then repeating for the other string. care should be taken to keep the bale as tightly tied as possible.
One of the rare positive effects of foodstuffs’ price increase is that it has become a worldwide known fact how important food-production is, says Jose Graziano da Silva, Brazilian authority, FAO’s new director general who entered office a few weeks ago. He considers access to food and land utmost important, so that people have the […]
Straw bale building was first developed in America during the 1800’s and is a technique that is rapidly gaining popularity today. Building with straw bales can be easy, cheap and fun. It is also a way to make a superbly energy efficient building.
One of the good things of living in Somogyvámos is that we can get cow manure quite easily. 🙂 Our vegetable garden has not cried out for nutrient supply, but after two years of using the land we have decided it is time to provide some support for the soil. We thought of it also […]
Strengthening city-states, harshening weekdays, an all-powerful world government and completely new regulations – these may be some of the novelties of the three-year old financial crisis, the one that has reached new depths this year, according to futurologists.
Krishna Valley and the Eco Valley foundation have recently set up a weather station near the organic garden as a sign of their mutual cooperation in the field of education and research. By this action an old dream has come true because the weather station helps not only the work of the gardeners but provides […]
September 25th, 2009 August 21st, 2010 September 17th, 2011 This year and in the last two years these were the exact days, when humanity overstepped the boundaries of its annual consumption rate. It is highly advisable that in the era of debt crises everyone becomes aware of the fact that not only firms, banks and […]
An article entitled “On Small Farms, Hoof Power Returns” with a likewise topic appeared in the The New York Times. It speaks of the tendency that nowadays in several hundred minor farming projects in the USA people return to ox-power.