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The Cooling Effects of Lime Plaster
Posted on August 13, 2012 by admin in UncategorizedToday I took an infared temperature reading on the exterior of my home; it was around 5:00pm on the western side where it soaks up the late afternoon sun….this is typically the hottest time on the inside of my home. The reading was as follows: ~ area with Lime Plaster = 93 degrees ~ area [...]
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First Year Reflections From an Architect Turned Dirt Queen
Posted on July 6, 2012 by admin in UncategorizedI’ve always loved getting my hands dirty. Growing up in rural southeast VA, I was surrounded by vast cornfields, acres upon acres of forests, and really big ditches. I remember my brother and I making mud pies and ‘pottery’ from dirt we’d dug out of the ground. My best friend and I would build [...]
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Photos from Awendaw Green Oven Workshop
Posted on May 19, 2012 by admin in UncategorizedHere’s a photo gallery from my last workshop out at Awendaw Green. We built the first 2 layers of the oven, the thermal layer and the insulation layer. Check it out! Photographer: Glyn Cowden
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The hardest 400 seconds of my life – Pecha Kucha
Posted on May 19, 2012 by admin in UncategorizedPublic speaking. I’ve always been terrified of it. Most of the time my face, uncontrollably, lights up like a radish anytime I find myself speaking to any large group. But about 6 months ago I sent the board a ‘proposal’ to let me speak at one of the future Pecha Kucha Charleston events. I made my story [...]
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Community-Build Project – Get Involved!!!
Posted on May 19, 2012 by admin in UncategorizedYup folks, that’s right….there’s going to be another Community-Build project this Spring!!!! We’ll be building another clay pizza oven, this time at the Awendaw Green location!!! There’s nothing much better than wood-fired pizza to enjoy along side the free Barn Jams on Wednesday nights! Come out and participate! Mix mud with your neighbor! Learn about Natural Building and [...]
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Natural Building in Nicaragua – A Photo Montage
Posted on May 19, 2012 by admin in UncategorizedMy latest adventure consisted of an amazingly rich and educational stay in Nicaragua for 2.5 weeks. This was my first experience in Central America…and what I’m considering to be the first of many more to come. Nicaragua popped into my vision this past Fall when I saw a post on Facebook from a non-profit [...]
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300 Years of Fossil Fuels in 300 Seconds
Posted on May 19, 2012 by admin in Uncategorizedproduced by The Post Carbon Institute. Check out how we got to where we are and what we can do; it’s time for CHANGE! Click here for the link: 300 YEARS OF FOSSIL FUELS IN 300 SECONDS Natural Building is a form of building which is not reliant on fossil fuels. The building [...]
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Earthen Oven Roasted Turkey with Brown Sugar/Mustard Glaze
Posted on May 19, 2012 by admin in Uncategorized(Continuation from previous post) Ingredients 1 Turkey, cleaned and pat dry olive oil 1 bunch fresh sage 1 bunch fresh rosemary Twine 1/2 cup Brown Sugar (packed) 1/4 cup Spicy Brown Mustard Tin Foil Roasting Pan Arrange turkey breast side up in roasting pan or alternative (we used a metal grate on top of a [...]
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An Earth Oven Thanksgiving….(and deep fried pumpkin pie)
Posted on May 19, 2012 by admin in UncategorizedNow that we have this Earth Oven in our backyard, and Thanksgiving is one of the few cool weather/bug free times of the year here in Charleston, we decided it was the perfect year to host Thanksgiving at our house. So both sides of our family came from Virginia and North Carolina, as well as some [...]
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Holmes Inspection: Making Homes Right????
Posted on May 19, 2012 by admin in UncategorizedWhile mindlessly flipping through TV channels at my mother-in-law’s house the other night, I got caught by a show on HGTV called ‘Holmes Inspection.’ The featured show casts a tough looking builder guy with a crew cut and overalls, along with his trusty entourage of tight black T-shirt wearing guys with dust masks which he [...]
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