Artful Touches Plaster, which is necessary to protect the bale walls from moisture, lends texture, effecting a massive gessoed canvas for knobby peeled-log posts and beams and curvy live-edge-pine ...

Straw bale gardens are becoming popular with growers plagued with poor soil or limited garden space, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein.

The house, which its builders believe is the first ever straw bale panel house in Missouri, will be open for tours this month.

The house, which its builders believe is the first ever straw bale panel house in Missouri, will be open for tours this month.

A new generation of apartments, factories, schools, and homes is using straw as a sustainable construction alternative.

Step 5 They sealed the straw bale walls with clay plaster (or Step 6 The final product is super-insulated, and relies on solar power. They’ve also built a zero-energy refrigeration unit using a pipe ...

Tonya Ashworth plants a straw bale garden, and Mr. D. demonstrates how to use garden math.

There are two basic types of straw bale greenhouse construction – load bearing, and post and beam infill. Load bearing means the roof and windows are supported by straw bale walls, which need to ...

A unique eco-friendly house with straw bale walls complete with a staircase made out of a 200 year old tree has come to the market in County Leitrim.

The first straw bale house currently being built in the area was viewed Oct. 12 by the architect, the owners and several interested parties at the house’s location in Paradise.