A Carlisle-based building materials distributor has entered into an agreement to supply EcoCocon straw wall panels.

Photo by Thomas Friestad/The Connection Springfield resident Sandy Kester waters her straw-based garden. The straw bales absorb the water in large amounts, nourishing the plants within them.

Straw and Cob House Building Balecob, a hybrid of cob and straw bale building techniques, can offer unique flexibility to the natural builder.

We are Magali & Stefan. We live with nature on a Zone 5b-6a piece of land we have the honour of caring for here in Canada. We grow our food & restore native biodiversity to the land. Using nature ...

Robert Redman’s Massey Ferguson LB 2234 XD Year 2024 Bale count 20,000 each Pick-up width 2,250mm Plunger speed/stroke length 47 strokes/min/740mm Bale chamber length 3.3m Price paid Three-year ...

Fred Wootton’s Kuhn SB 1290 iD spec Year 2019 Bale count 27,000 Pick-up width 2.3m Plunger speed/stoke length 46 stokes/min / 695mm Bale chamber length 3.75m Price paid £80,000 ...

A lightweight timber frame infilled with straw bales sources from an outer London farm forms the primary construction system. The frames have been made from lower structural grade C16 timber, meaning ...