I enjoyed this article about rethinking the single family home and the suburban paradigm:

http://places.designobserver.com/feature/beyond-foreclosure-the-future-of-suburban-housing/29438/

An article about the first monastery devoted to care of the Earth who are building a straw bale hermitage. I tend to avoid politics and religion on our website but I really liked this perspective that spirituality and care for the environment can be linked. It’s also a really cute little straw bale building!

http://ncronline.org/blogs/eco-catholic/green-mountain-first-monastery-devoted-care-earth

If you are in the Denver area, check out the Denver Art Museum’s “Marvelous Mud” exhibit.  Straw bale and clay plaster master artists Bill and Athena Steen have some work in the show and it looks like a lot of fun.

http://exhibits.denverartmuseum.org/mm/

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services added eight substances to its Report on Carcinogens, including formaldehyde, certain inhalable glass wool fibers, and styrene, identifying them as chemicals or biological agents that may put people at increased risk for cancer.  Why are people building homes with this stuff?

http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/releases/2011/roc/

Channel 10 news did a follow-up story about the Petitts, wondeful sb owner-builders we worked with.  Check it out: http://www.10news.com/news/28000189/detail.html

I wish I had a few extra lives so I could pursue all the amazing choices out there.  Here’s an opportunity to work on a biodynamic farm while living in a straw bale house.  I hope some one out there is in a position to take them up on it.

http://sustainablefoodjobs.wordpress.com/2011/03/19/new-mexico-mesa-top-farm-seeks-farmer/